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About Bodara Village

Bodara is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 793 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 495683
Area (hectares) 581.06 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 793
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodara compares

By the 2011 count Bodara is the 77th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 581.06 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 989.

Getting to Bodara

Bodara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodara from other places

Bodara lies about 31 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 4.9 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 Bodara
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 5.3 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 31 km

Villages closest to Bodara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodara village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 77th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bodara village has 793 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodara has about 956 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Bodara is 495683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodara covers 581.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodara falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodara is Arang Mahanadi, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bodara.

Bodara is about 31 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodara is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 4.9 km away. Arang is about 5.3 km away. Mahāsamund is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumra Bhatha (2.2 km), Kalai (2.3 km) and Jaraud 1 (2.8 km).

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

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