Patoda village where we had our first field visit. This village comes under Marathawada region which is popularly known as drought prone region. The village is situated Osmanabad district where there's so many lacking either agricultural or infrastructural related issues. The college is not very much enriched with natural resources.

1. PATODA VILLAGE
• Block/Tehsil : Osmanabad
• District : Osmanabad
• State : Maharashtra

2. Basic Information :
 Distance from Tuljapur – 25kms
 Total Population – 4000
 Connectivity – Public Bus Service
 Total Area – 1239 Hectares
 Nearest Railway Station – Osmanabad
 Nearest Highway – NH 211, Solapur to Aurangabad
 Transportation - Bus and Auto-rickshaw
 Languages spoken – Marathi and Hindi

3. Infrastructure

4. Covered Areas and their Infrastructure Rating :
Hospital
Shops
Roads
Households
School
Anganwadi
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Rating Scale :

5. HEALTH
Problems/Issues :
 One Primary Health Centre
• Official Name : Prathmik Arogya Kendra
• Area : 1 acre
• Number of Doctors : 2
• Number of Para Medical Staff : 15
(Including nurses, health assistants
pharmacist, multipurpose workers and
servants)
• Number of Patients per day : 70
• Number of villages under it : 10
• Source of energy : Solar system
• Number of Ambulance : 1
• Water supply : Bore well
• Available Facilities : Pathology labs, OPD
IPD and regular medicines.
• Electricity Supply : Fair
• Number of Toilets : 2
 No Blood Banks
 Improper Sanitation
 Lack of hospitality transportation
 Poor water supply
 Unavailability of machines and
equipment.
 Inadequate use of available resources
(like beds, provided area, electricity etc)
Information gathered :
• Poor state of
Operation Theatre

6. EDUCATION
Information Gathered : Problems/Issues :
 Anganwadi
• Number of Anganwadis : 3
• Toilet facility : Available
• Mid-day Meal
• Water source : Bore well
• Number of kids : 30
 Schools
• Only Primary and Secondary Schools.
• Total Area : 5 acres
• Computer Systems : 12
• Furniture Available
• Total number of classrooms : 10
• Water Supply : Bore well
 Unequipped classrooms
 Inadequate supply of electricity
 Improper sanitation
 Low maintenance of classrooms

7. OTHERS
Security :
 Police Station located at Bhimli,
12kms(approx.) away from
Patoda village.
Banking and Post Office :
 Banking and its services are only available
in Osmanabad district.
 Post office is located in Bhimli village.
Shops and Markets :
 There are approximately 10
general stores and 1 garment
store.
 Also, there are 3 flour mills.
 Sunday Market.
Sources of Energy:
 Electricity supply happens through
Thermal power and Solar power
systems and
Maharashtra Electric Board.
Households :
 50% registered houses and 50%
unregistered houses.
 Improper sanitation.

8. MAJOR PROBLEMS
Few common problems in this village for every sector are :
Sanitation Lack of Awareness
Water Scarcity
Inadequate use of resources
Unemployment

9. POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS
Problems = Opportunity
 Rainwater Harvesting
• Farm Ponds
• Small canals
 Counselling Sessions
• Skill development
• Awareness about various necessities like proper sanitation,
different fields of education, etc.
• Brief about numerous Government schemes and their
implementation.
 Demand Creation
• Create demands amongst the population.

10. SOURCES
 Health information : Dr. Biradar SD (MBBS) and Dr. Sachin Sutar (MBBS), Primary Health
Centre.
 Anganwadi : Primary Teacher, Assistant and workers .
 Education Information : Mr. Jagtap JP (Principal, Government School, Patoda) and other
teachers.
 Other information from the local people and from the Gram Panchayat.

11. Presented by:
Vibha Pandey
Vikram Rajput
Gyandeep Hazarika
Rajat Shinde
Kumari Kajal
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