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About Bodko Village

Bodko is a mid sized village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 637 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2356.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodko village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 2356.56 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 637
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodko compares

By the 2011 count Bodko is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 2356.56 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Bodko

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

Bodko lies about 36 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 36 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 Bodko
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 15 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 36 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 36 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 39 km

Villages closest to Bodko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodko village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Bodko village has 637 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodko has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Bodko is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodko covers 2356.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodko falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodko is Kirandul, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Bodko.

Bodko is about 36 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodko is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 15 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 36 km away. Kirandul is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palia (2.4 km), Badesatti (2.7 km) and Chichorguda (5.3 km).

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

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