# Sode Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Sode

Sode is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 88 households**, the 27th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 703people (2011)
- 88households
- 83.7%literacy
- 2,515females per 1,000 males

## Sode PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538970

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

## How far is Sode from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)38 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 Sode?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sode; 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
- ●Secondary 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 · Dhanora
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sode known for?

About 15% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and -35 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 Sode

Of every 100 households in Sode in 2011, 65 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sode · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**81%

Tap water ****13%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****28%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sode?

■ Sode · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2515**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**972

Working population ****36.1%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 82.5% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (11%) · **■** Marginal 32 (13%)

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

- Pauni762 people
- Girola739 people
- Sawargaon719 people
- Salebhatti703 people
- Lekha680 people
- Zadapapda678 people
- Murmadi677 people
- Sursundi640 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sode from Gadchiroli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sode?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sode in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sode?83.7% (Census 2011)