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About Boddam Village

Boddam is a mid sized village in Polaki tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 532 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boddam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boddam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Polaki
Pincode 532429
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 532
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boddam compares

By the 2011 count Boddam is the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Boddam

Boddam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boddam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Boddam from other places

Boddam lies about 32 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapuram, about 6.5 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 Boddam
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapuram 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polaki 9.6 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 32 km

Villages closest to Boddam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polaki 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 Boddam

As per the Census of India 2011, Boddam village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Boddam village has 532 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boddam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Boddam is 532429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boddam covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boddam falls under Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boddam is Harishchandrapuram, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Boddam.

Boddam is about 32 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boddam is in Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district. Harishchandrapuram is about 6.5 km away. Polaki is about 9.6 km away. Narasannapeta is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belamara Polavalasa (2.1 km), Rahimanpuram (2.1 km) and Vanavishnupuram (2.2 km).

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

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