About Boddam Village

Boddam is a large village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,094, made up of 1,523 males and 1,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535145, 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	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Vepada
Pincode	535145
Area (hectares)	359 hectares
Population	3,094
Male Population	1,523
Female Population	1,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Boddam compares

By the 2011 count Boddam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Boddam

Boddam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Boddam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boddam from other places

Boddam lies about 29 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 3.0 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	Lakkavarapukota	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vepada	8.2 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	29 km

Villages closest to Boddam

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

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Common questions about Boddam

As per the Census of India 2011, Boddam village had a population of 3,094. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Boddam village has 1,523 males and 1,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boddam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Boddam is 535145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boddam covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boddam falls under Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boddam is Lakkavarapukota, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Boddam is about 29 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boddam is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Lakkavarapukota is about 3.0 km away. Vepada is about 8.2 km away. Vizianagaram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.