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About Bodajhariya Village

Bodajhariya is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 374 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodajhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodajhariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 286.65 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 374
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodajhariya compares

By the 2011 count Bodajhariya is the 73rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 286.65 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 989.

Getting to Bodajhariya

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

Bodajhariya lies about 18 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 15 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 Bodajhariya
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 18 km
District headquarters Raigarh 18 km

Villages closest to Bodajhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodajhariya village had a population of 724. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Bodajhariya village has 374 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodajhariya has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bodajhariya is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodajhariya covers 286.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodajhariya falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodajhariya is Kotarlia, about 15 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 Bodajhariya.

Bodajhariya is about 18 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodajhariya is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 15 km away. Pusour is about 18 km away. Raigarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandagarh (1.8 km), Lohakhan (1.9 km) and Rengalpali (2.2 km).

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

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