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About Bodichettu Village

Bodichettu is a small village in Paderu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 28 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 531024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodichettu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodichettu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Paderu
Pincode 531024
Population 50
Male Population 28
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodichettu compares

By the 2011 count Bodichettu is the 172nd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 255 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1110.

Getting to Bodichettu

Bodichettu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bodichettu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bodichettu from other places

Bodichettu lies about 68 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 33 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 Bodichettu
Tehsil headquarters Paderu 12 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 30 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 33 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 68 km

Villages closest to Bodichettu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodichettu village had a population of 50. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 255 residents.

Bodichettu village has 28 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodichettu has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1110.

The pincode recorded for Bodichettu is 531024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodichettu falls under Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodichettu is Araku Valley, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bodichettu.

Bodichettu is about 68 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodichettu is in Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paderu is about 12 km away. Chodavaram is about 30 km away. Araku Valley is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buradapadu (under 2 km), Malapadu (1.5 km) and Bidarigaruvu (1.8 km).

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

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