# Saundal Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/saundal/ Village · Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya # Saundal Saundal is a village in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **7,257 people in 1,674 households**, the 1st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 7,257people (2011) - 1,674households - 86.6%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Saundal PIN code and other codes Saundal falls in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSadak-Arjuni - Census village code538098 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saundal from nearby towns? - Sadak-Arjuni (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)50 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)50 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 Saundal? 36 services counted by the Census are inside Saundal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Saundal known for? The main crops are **cereals**. About 46% of the 1,255 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Saundal Of every 100 households in Saundal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saundal · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **84% Toilet within the home ****52%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **52% Tap water ****30%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **88% Use banking services ****73%** **81% Television ****41%** **28% Mobile phone ****41%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **21% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Saundal? ■ Saundal · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **948 Working population ****46.7%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 80.3% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 380 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,065 (61%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 484 (14%) · **■** Marginal 436 (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 Sadak-Arjuni - Sadakarjuni5,975 people - Dawwa3,418 people - Khodshivani2,767 people - Kosamtondi2,569 people [All 108 villages in Sadak-Arjuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saundal from Gondiya?50 km by road - What is the population of Saundal?7,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saundal in?Gondiya district (Sadak-Arjuni sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saundal?86.6% (Census 2011)