# Fodewada Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Fodewada

Fodewada is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 29 households**, the 62nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 160people (2011)
- 29households
- 41.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Fodewada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539708

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

## How far is Fodewada from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)233 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)233 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 Fodewada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Fodewada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhamragad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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

- 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 Fodewada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Fodewada

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

■ Fodewada · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

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

**9%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**90%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Fodewada?

■ Fodewada · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**54.7%

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

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**999

Working population ****56.9%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 31.0% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (16%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Gopnar178 people
- Mokela170 people
- Murangal168 people
- Gundapuri162 people
- Goranur160 people
- Kawande156 people
- Halodandi150 people
- Bodange149 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Fodewada from Gadchiroli?233 km by road
- What is the population of Fodewada?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fodewada in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Fodewada?41.7% (Census 2011)