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About Bodra Village

Bodra is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 798 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 427.33 hectares
Population 1,626
Male Population 798
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodra compares

By the 2011 count Bodra is the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 427.33 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

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 village. 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 61 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 2.1 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 Sankra 2.1 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 22 km
District headquarters Durg 61 km

Villages closest to Bodra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 1,626. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Bodra village has 798 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodra has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bodra is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodra covers 427.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodra falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodra is Sankra, about 2.1 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 village for Bodra.

Bodra is about 61 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodra is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Sankra is about 2.1 km away. Dhamtari is about 6.8 km away. Gurur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagtarai (11 km), Chandanbirhi (12 km) and Perpar (13 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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