About Bodar Village

Bodar is one of the larger villages in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,089, made up of 2,557 males and 2,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1957.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Pincode	497335
Area (hectares)	1957.02 hectares
Population	5,089
Male Population	2,557
Female Population	2,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodar compares

By the 2011 count Bodar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 1957.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bodar

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

Bodar lies about 12 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Katora, about 8.2 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 Bodar
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Katora	8.2 km
District headquarters	Koriya	12 km

Villages closest to Bodar

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

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Common questions about Bodar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodar village had a population of 5,089. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Bodar village has 2,557 males and 2,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bodar is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodar covers 1957.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodar falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodar is Katora, about 8.2 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 Bodar.

Bodar is about 12 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodar is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. Baikunthpur is about 8.1 km away. Katora is about 8.2 km away. Koriya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.