# Bodhankheda Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Bodhankheda

Bodhankheda is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 73 households**, the 96th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 274people (2011)
- 73households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Bodhankheda PIN code and other codes

Bodhankheda falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538920

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

## How far is Bodhankheda from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)71 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)69 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 Bodhankheda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murumgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bodhankheda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 1% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Bodhankheda

Of every 100 households in Bodhankheda in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bodhankheda · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Bodhankheda?

■ Bodhankheda · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**972

Working population ****73.7%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 75% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (10%)

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 Dhanora

- Botehur292 people
- Gujanwadi292 people
- Kharkadi280 people
- Kangadi279 people
- Bori274 people
- Darchi270 people
- Palkheda268 people
- Modebhatti265 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bodhankheda from Gadchiroli?71 km by road
- What is the population of Bodhankheda?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodhankheda in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bodhankheda?65.2% (Census 2011)