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- LGD code
- 537106
- Pincode
- 441802
- Post office
- Sakoli
- Population
- 2,519
- Households
- 599
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1020 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,481
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 774 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 442 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sondad · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub District Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bodra compares
By population, Bodra ranks #15 of 95 villages in Sakoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Bodra72.9%
Sakoli mandal74.1%
Bhandara district75.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,020
+47 vs mandal average
Bodra1,020
Sakoli mandal973
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Bodra4.2
Sakoli mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bodra at a glance
Bodra is a village of 2,519 people in 599 households (Census 2011) in Sakoli taluka, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, the 15th-largest of 95 villages in Sakoli taluka. Literacy is 73%, 1 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,020 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Bhandara district centre, 15 km from Lakhani, the nearest town, 13 km from Sondad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441802, served by Sakoli post office; the LGD village code is 537106. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub District Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Sakoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole. The population is estimated at 303 in 2026, down 88% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bodra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodra · this village | 2,519 | 73% | — |
| Bodra · Arjuni Morgaon | 752 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Bodra · Brahmapuri | 454 | 61% | 0 km N |
| Makardhokada · Deori | 1,124 | 80% | 1.3 km SW |
| Makardhokada · Parseoni | 113 | 68% | 1.3 km SW |
| Makardhokada · Umred | 4,845 | 63% | 1.3 km SW |
| Pindkepar · Sakoli | 3,149 | 73% | 2 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bodra
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Bhandara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 463.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bodra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bodra
- LGD code
- 537106
- Pincode
- 441802
- Post office
- Sakoli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,519
- Population (projected 2026)
- 303
- Households
- 599
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1020
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.10430°N, 79.96981°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhandara-Gondiya
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sakoli
- Member of Parliament
- Prashant Padole
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole
- Block / Mandal
- Sakoli
Getting there
How to reach Bodra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai774 kmcapital
- Hyderabad442 km
- Delhi880 km
- Kolkata882 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSondad13 km
- Hospital / PHCSub District Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankMARIA GROUPS ,Arjuni Morgaon32 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump33 km
- CollegeJ M Patel College - Department of Management34 km
- Police stationPolice Station56 km
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Villages sharing pincode 441802
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Villages near Bodra
Other villages in Sakoli mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)