# Bodu Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Bodu

Bodu is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 62 households**, the 125th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 344people (2011)
- 62households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Bodu PIN code and other codes

Bodu falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531621

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bodu from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)83 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)138 km by road
- Bhaisdahi (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bodu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jarida
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhaldara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bodu known for?

About 70% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bodu

Of every 100 households in Bodu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bodu · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bodu?

■ Bodu · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**979

Working population ****48.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 66.9% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (16%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chikhaldara

- Khirapani371 people
- Hilda369 people
- Garajdari362 people
- Kalapani354 people
- Patkahu339 people
- Pipadari334 people
- Ruipathar333 people
- Menghat327 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bodu from Amravati?138 km by road
- What is the population of Bodu?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodu in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bodu?73.7% (Census 2011)