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About Bod Village

Bod is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 425 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 351.49 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 425
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bod compares

By the 2011 count Bod is the 55th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 351.49 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1009.

Getting to Bod

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

Bod lies about 55 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 50 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 Bod
Tehsil headquarters Saja 3.1 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 50 km
District headquarters Durg 55 km

Villages closest to Bod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bod village had a population of 839. That makes it the 55th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Bod village has 425 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bod has about 974 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bod is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bod covers 351.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bod falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bod is Tilda-Neora, about 50 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 Bod.

Bod is about 55 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bod is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 3.1 km away. Bemetāra is about 21 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurusbod (under 2 km), Kohkabod (under 2 km) and Parasbod (under 2 km).

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

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