Geedam

Geedam is a census town and tehsil in Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. 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.

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Place details

Locality: Gidam
Region: Chhattisgarh
Country: India
Population: 7,440
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Geedam
Settlement.settlement_type: Census town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Chhattisgarh#India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chhattisgarh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dantewada
Settlement.government_type: tehsildar
Settlement.governing_body: tehsil
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 381
Settlement.population_total: 45, 025
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Dantewada
Elevation: 381
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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postal code: 494441

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Educational Institutions
Demographics
References

==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.

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