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About Bodtara Village

Bodtara is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 141 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 141
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodtara compares

By the 2011 count Bodtara is the 202nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bodtara

Bodtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodtara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bodtara from other places

Bodtara lies about 54 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 39 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 Bodtara
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 39 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 54 km

Villages closest to Bodtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodtara village had a population of 282. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Bodtara village has 141 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodtara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bodtara is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodtara covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodtara falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodtara is Bhatapara, about 39 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodtara.

Bodtara is about 54 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodtara is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 13 km away. Bhatapara is about 39 km away. Bilaspur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (2.1 km), Rajpura (3.4 km) and Pendri (4.4 km).

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

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