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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PUNAM PURUSOTTAM KIRANGE
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- LGD code
- 538970
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population
- 703
- Households
- 88
- Literacy rate
- 78.8%
- Sex ratio
- 2515 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 254
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 36 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 787 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 374 km
- Nearest railway station
- Wadsa · 50 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Dhanora · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sode compares
By population, Sode ranks #26 of 228 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.8%
+15.6% vs mandal average
- Sode
- 78.8%
- Dhanora mandal
- 63.2%
- Gadchiroli district
- 66.0%
Household size
people per home
8.0
+3.5 vs mandal average
- Sode
- 8.0
- Dhanora mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sode at a glance
Sode is a village of 703 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 26th-largest of 228 villages in Dhanora taluka. Literacy is 79%, 16 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 2,515 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Gadchiroli district centre, 38 km from Armori, the nearest town, 50 km from Wadsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442606, served by Dhanora post office; the LGD village code is 538970. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Dhanora, 3 km away. The sarpanch is PUNAM PURUSOTTAM KIRANGE, and the village votes in Brahmapuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar. The population is estimated at 829 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sode
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- 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
- GADCHIROLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 411.55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- -35.22
- Forest area (ha)
- 296.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sode
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sode
- LGD code
- 538970
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 703
- Population (projected 2026)
- 829
- Households
- 88
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 2515
- Literacy rate
- 78.8%
- Coordinates
- 20.28796°N, 80.28291°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahmapuri
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Wadettiwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PUNAM PURUSOTTAM KIRANGE
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
Getting there
How to reach Sode
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai787 kmcapital
- Hyderabad374 km
- Chennai801 km
- Bengaluru862 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWadsa50 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Dhanora3 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra37 km
- Petrol pumpCM Petrol Pump3 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Arts, Science & Late N. P. Commerce College38 km
- Police stationPolice Station Chamorshi56 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Rural Hospital, Dhanora3.3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Sode
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Goddes Durga TempleTemple3.6 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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