Gidi is a census town in

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CD block in the

Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History During the period of Muslim rule, the thickly forested plateau area was ruled by ...

of the

Hazaribagh district Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the t ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

Geography

Location

Gidi is located at .

Area overview

Hazaribagh district is a

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area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many

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in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of

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are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

Civic administration

Police station

Gidi police station serves the Dadi CD block.

Demographics

According to the

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, Gidi had a total population of 13,356, of which 6,989 (52%) were males and 6,367 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,670. The total number of literate persons in Gidi was 9,496 (81.26% of the population over 6 years). As of the 2001 India

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, Gidi has a population of 13,659. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gidi has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gidi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh'', Gidi covered an area of 7.86 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, tapwater from treated and untreated sources and service reservoir. It had 2,640 domestic electric connections, 40 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 13 primary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Religara 2 km away, the nearest general degree college at

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, 28 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall. Three important commodities it manufactured were gate/ grill, furniture, soil item. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 non-agricultural credit society.

Economy

Gidi is in the South Karanpura Coalfield. There is a coal washery at Gidi. Projects in the Argada Area of

are: Gidi A O/C, Gidi C O/C, Religara O/C, U/G, Sirka O/C, Sirka U/G, Argada UG and Gidi Washery.

Transport

The Kuju-Giddi Road links this area to Kuju on NH 20.

Education

DAV Public School, Gidi A, is an English medium coeducational school, following CBSE course. It was established in 2003.

Healthcare

There is a Regional Hospital of Central Coalfields, with 31 beds, at Gidi.

References

{{Hazaribagh District Cities and towns in Hazaribagh district