# Shenda Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/shenda/ Village · Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya # Shenda Shenda is a village in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,415 people in 510 households**, the 7th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 2,415people (2011) - 510households - 85.1%literacy - 1,011females per 1,000 males ## Shenda PIN code and other codes Shenda falls in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSadak-Arjuni - Census village code538137 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shenda from nearby towns? - Sadak-Arjuni (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)57 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)57 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 Shenda? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Shenda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · S Arjuni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shenda known for? The main crops are **cereals**. About 59% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Shenda Of every 100 households in Shenda in 2011, 80 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shenda · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **84% Toilet within the home ****42%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **52% Tap water ****41%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****63%** **81% Television ****21%** **28% Mobile phone ****33%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **21% Own their home ****90%** **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 Shenda? ■ Shenda · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150** **948 Working population ****50.1%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.7% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (25%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 98 (8%) · **■** Marginal 586 (48%) 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 - Dawwa3,418 people - Khodshivani2,767 people - Kosamtondi2,569 people - Pandhari2,487 people - Dongargaon2,391 people - Chikhali2,332 people - Raka2,186 people - Kokana J.2,178 people [All 108 villages in Sadak-Arjuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shenda from Gondiya?57 km by road - What is the population of Shenda?2,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shenda in?Gondiya district (Sadak-Arjuni sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shenda?85.1% (Census 2011)