# Saranda Bk Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Saranda Bk

Saranda Bk is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 28 households**, the 169th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 114people (2011)
- 28households
- 68.5%literacy
- 1,235females per 1,000 males

## Saranda Bk PIN code and other codes

Saranda Bk falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539091

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

## How far is Saranda Bk from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)56 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)52 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 Saranda Bk?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Saranda Bk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Saranda Bk known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 7% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Saranda Bk

Of every 100 households in Saranda Bk 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.

■ Saranda Bk · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**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 ****100%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Saranda Bk?

■ Saranda Bk · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1235**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2143**

**972

Working population ****65.8%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 76% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (71%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Dhanora

- Ampayli116 people
- Karemarka115 people
- Bandhur114 people
- Paurwel114 people
- Hadapeth113 people
- Marma112 people
- Sindesur111 people
- Palasgaon110 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saranda Bk from Gadchiroli?56 km by road
- What is the population of Saranda Bk?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saranda Bk in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saranda Bk?68.5% (Census 2011)