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About Bodra Village

Bodra is a large village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,029, made up of 992 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 435.53 hectares
Population 2,029
Male Population 992
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodra compares

By the 2011 count Bodra is the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 435.53 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bodra

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

Bodra lies about 14 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 1.8 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 Bodra
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 1.8 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 23 km

Villages closest to Bodra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodra village had a population of 2,029. That makes it the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Bodra village has 992 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodra has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bodra is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodra covers 435.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodra falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodra is Sarsonpuri, about 1.8 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 Bodra.

Bodra is about 14 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodra is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 1.8 km away. Dhamtari is about 14 km away. Magarlod is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurabhata (2.9 km), Sankra (5.3 km) and Parewadih (6.1 km).

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

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