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About Bodsara Village

Bodsara is a large village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,878, made up of 1,997 males and 1,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodsara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 844.46 hectares
Population 3,878
Male Population 1,997
Female Population 1,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bodsara compares

By the 2011 count Bodsara is the 8th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 844.46 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bodsara

Bodsara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bodsara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodsara from other places

Bodsara lies about 8.6 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 2.5 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 Bodsara
Nearest railway station Kapan 2.5 km
Nearest town Nailā 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 6.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 8.6 km

Villages closest to Bodsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodsara village had a population of 3,878. That makes it the 8th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Bodsara village has 1,997 males and 1,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodsara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bodsara is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodsara covers 844.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodsara falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodsara is Kapan, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodsara.

Bodsara is about 8.6 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodsara is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 2.5 km away. Nailā is about 5.1 km away. Janjgir is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathitikra (1.9 km), Banari (3.0 km) and Kanhai Band (3.2 km).

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

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