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About Bodapadu Village

Bodapadu is a mid sized village in Pentapadu tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 604 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Pentapadu
Pincode 534196
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 604
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodapadu compares

By the 2011 count Bodapadu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,355 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bodapadu

Bodapadu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bodapadu as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodapadu from other places

Bodapadu lies about 29 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Moturu, about 2.5 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 Bodapadu
Nearest railway station Moturu 2.5 km
Nearest town Gudivāda 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pentapadu 29 km
District headquarters West Godavari 29 km

Villages closest to Bodapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodapadu village had a population of 1,197. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,355 residents.

Bodapadu village has 604 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodapadu has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bodapadu is 534196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodapadu covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodapadu falls under Pentapadu tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodapadu is Moturu, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bodapadu.

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

Bodapadu is in Pentapadu tehsil of West Godavari district. Moturu is about 2.5 km away. Gudivāda is about 5.1 km away. Pentapadu is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prathipadu (16 km), Meena Valluru (17 km) and Vallurupalle (17 km).

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

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