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About Bodai Village

Bodai is a mid sized village in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 644 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.4 hectares hectares.

Bodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Lakhnaur
Area (hectares) 128.4 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 644
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bodai compares

By the 2011 count Bodai is the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 128.4 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bodai

Bodai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bodai as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodai from other places

Bodai lies about 33 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 2.4 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 Bodai
Nearest railway station Tamuria 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnaur 8.3 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 9.8 km
District headquarters Madhubani 33 km

Villages closest to Bodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodai village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Bodai village has 644 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodai has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Bodai covers 128.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodai falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bodai is Tamuria, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bodai.

Bodai is about 33 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodai is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 2.4 km away. Lakhnaur is about 8.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baswa (under 2 km), Amarupi (under 2 km) and Nemua (under 2 km).

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

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