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About Bodapali Village

Bodapali is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 233 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 164.69 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 233
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodapali compares

By the 2011 count Bodapali is the 155th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 164.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1018.

Getting to Bodapali

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

Bodapali lies about 103 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 63 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 Bodapali
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 10 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 63 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 103 km

Villages closest to Bodapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodapali village had a population of 463. That makes it the 155th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Bodapali village has 233 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodapali has about 987 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bodapali is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodapali covers 164.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodapali falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodapali is Barpali, about 63 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 Bodapali.

Bodapali is about 103 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodapali is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 10 km away. Barpali is about 63 km away. Mahasamund is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Podapali (under 2 km), Risekela (under 2 km) and Jogidipa (under 2 km).

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

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