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About Bodipalem Village

Bodipalem is a large village in Kakumanu tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,786, made up of 1,351 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodipalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodipalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Kakumanu
Pincode 522315
Area (hectares) 1260 hectares
Population 2,786
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodipalem compares

By the 2011 count Bodipalem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,698 residents. Its 1260 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bodipalem

Bodipalem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodipalem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodipalem from other places

Bodipalem lies about 31 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Machavaram, about 6.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bodipalem
Nearest railway station Machavaram 6.3 km
Nearest town Ponnūru 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakumanu 9.7 km
District headquarters Guntur 31 km

Villages closest to Bodipalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakumanu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bodipalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodipalem village had a population of 2,786. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,698 residents.

Bodipalem village has 1,351 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodipalem has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bodipalem is 522315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodipalem covers 1260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodipalem falls under Kakumanu tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodipalem is Machavaram, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bodipalem.

Bodipalem is about 31 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodipalem is in Kakumanu tehsil of Guntur district. Machavaram is about 6.3 km away. Ponnūru is about 8.8 km away. Kakumanu is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Retur (4.9 km), Appapuram (5.8 km) and Garikapadu (6.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bodipalem today is likely to be higher.

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