# Dhodraj Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Dhodraj

Dhodraj is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 126 households**, the 14th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 589people (2011)
- 126households
- 71.5%literacy
- 785females per 1,000 males

## Dhodraj PIN code and other codes

Dhodraj falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539757

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

## How far is Dhodraj from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)174 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)174 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 Dhodraj?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhodraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhamaragad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhamaragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Dhodraj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Dhodraj

Of every 100 households in Dhodraj in 2011, 28 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhodraj · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****91%**

**90%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 Dhodraj?

■ Dhodraj · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1464**

**999

Working population ****69.8%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 56.4% for women. 75% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 238 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (28%)

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 Bhamragad

- Arewada728 people
- Bhatpar723 people
- Kiyar643 people
- Mallampodhur638 people
- Jijgaon585 people
- Golaguda563 people
- Visamundi532 people
- Nelgunda525 people

[All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhodraj from Gadchiroli?174 km by road
- What is the population of Dhodraj?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhodraj in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhodraj?71.5% (Census 2011)