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About Bodugallam Village

Bodugallam is a mid sized village in Nakkapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 368 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,345 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531081, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodugallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodugallam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Nakkapalle
Pincode 531081
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 368
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,345
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bodugallam compares

By the 2011 count Bodugallam is the 27th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,449 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bodugallam

The census records public bus service for Bodugallam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodugallam from other places

Bodugallam lies about 73 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Narsipatnam Road, about 3.2 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 Bodugallam
Tehsil headquarters Nakkapalle 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Narsipatnam Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Payakaraopeta 16 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 73 km

Villages closest to Bodugallam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodugallam village had a population of 863. That makes it the 27th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,449 residents.

Bodugallam village has 368 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodugallam has about 1345 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bodugallam is 531081. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodugallam covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodugallam falls under Nakkapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodugallam is Narsipatnam Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bodugallam.

Bodugallam is about 73 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodugallam is in Nakkapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Nakkapalle is about 3.2 km away. Narsipatnam Road is about 3.2 km away. Payakaraopeta is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedadoddigallu (1.5 km), Chittibatla Agraharam (1.9 km) and Nayampudi (2.8 km).

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

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