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About Bodtara Village

Bodtara is a small village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 44 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 120.73 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 44
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodtara compares

By the 2011 count Bodtara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 120.73 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bodtara

Bodtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodtara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bodtara from other places

Bodtara lies about 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Bodtara
Tehsil headquarters Palari 8.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Bodtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodtara village had a population of 96. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Bodtara village has 44 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodtara has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bodtara is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodtara covers 120.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodtara falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodtara is Bhatapara, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Bodtara.

Bodtara is about 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodtara is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 8.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gitkera (under 2 km), Aurasi (under 2 km) and Parsadih (1.9 km).

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

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