# Bodan Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Bodan

Bodan is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 131 households**, the 30th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 548people (2011)
- 131households
- 80.4%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Bodan PIN code and other codes

Bodan falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566969

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

## How far is Bodan from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)80 km by road
- Mapusa (nearest town)30 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 Bodan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bodan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhedshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Bodan known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and banana**. About 25% of the 972 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Bodan

Of every 100 households in Bodan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bodan · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****47%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Bodan?

■ Bodan · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****421**

**911

Working population ****33.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (22%) · **■** Marginal 136 (75%)

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 Dodamarg

- Bodade683 people
- Adali671 people
- Ambeli622 people
- Zare-1589 people
- Sonawal515 people
- Terwanmedhe504 people
- Khokaral474 people
- Palye474 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bodan from Oras Bk.?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bodan?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodan in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bodan?80.4% (Census 2011)