Geedam is a
census town and
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
in
Dantewada district
Dantewada District, also known as Dantewara District or Dakshin Bastar District (South Bastar District), is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada is the district headquarters. The district is part of Bastar Division. Until 1 ...
in the state of
Chhattisgarh,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is situated in National highway number 63 (previously numbered as national highway 16) about 75 km from
Jagdalpur. It is a town between the Bijapur-Jagdalpur NH63 route. About 15 km away from Dantewara City. It has a railway station about 3 km from the proper town and a helipad just 1km away from the town. Bus connectivity for Raipur (State Capital), Jagdalpur City, Vishakapatnam City, Hyderabad City, Dantewara, Bijapur, Sukma, Bhopalpatnam, Barsoor and Kirandul is available.
Geography
Geedam is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Educational Institutions
Govt Higher Secondary School, Geedam, Dantewada
Aastha Vidya Mandir School, Edu City, Geedam
DAV MM Public School, Edu City, Geedam
NMDC DAV Polytechnic College, Geedam
SAKSHAM School Geedam
Eklavya School, Geedam
ITI, Geedam
Kanya Shala School, Edu City, Geedam
Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Geedam
Gayatri Vidyapeeth, Geedam
Nirmal Kids School, Haram, Geedam
Kasturba Gandhi girls school, Edu City, Geedam.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
,
Geedam had a population of 7,440. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Geedam has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 56%. In Geedam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.People follow different religions like Hinduism, Jainism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism. Mostly people are Hindus (45-55%), followed by Jainism (15-20%), then Islam (5-10%), and Christians (3-5%) and others. This town also have an Education City with more than 10 Educational Institutions and Hostels. Most of the Schools and Colleges provide free quality education.
Economy
Geedam is one of an important local market place for forest products. Tribal living in nearby jungle and villages bring forest products like mahua (used for making country beer), tora (used for making fuel oil), chironji, silk insect, dried mangoes. Tribals sell these things to local vendors. These markets are not only place for selling and buying forest products but also for green vegetable, fruits, local beer, clothes, fish and meat. Most of the vegetables sold in the market is locally grown. Mostly the population is earning through business and shop keeping. Weekly market on Sundays become a spot for this business and earning. Most of the people are selling vegetables and fruits in this market and also desi chicken is sold in this market.
References
Cities and towns in Dantewada district
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