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About Bodal Village

Bodal is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 585 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 389.35 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 585
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodal compares

By the 2011 count Bodal is the 70th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 389.35 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bodal

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

Bodal lies about 35 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 11 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 Bodal
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 12 km
Nearest town Balod 26 km
District headquarters Durg 35 km

Villages closest to Bodal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodal village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 70th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Bodal village has 585 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bodal is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodal covers 389.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodal falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodal is Gundardehi, about 11 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 Bodal.

Bodal is about 35 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodal is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 11 km away. Gunderdehi is about 12 km away. Balod is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthrel (1.8 km), Masul (2.3 km) and Rajoli (2.4 km).

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

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