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About Bodagarh Village

Bodagarh is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 118 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodagarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 198.8 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 118
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodagarh compares

By the 2011 count Bodagarh is the 194th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 198.8 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1027.

Getting to Bodagarh

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

Bodagarh lies about 51 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 34 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 Bodagarh
Nearest town Ahīwāra 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 34 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Bodagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodagarh village had a population of 244. That makes it the 194th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bodagarh village has 118 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodagarh has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bodagarh is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodagarh covers 198.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodagarh falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodagarh is Rasmara, about 34 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 Bodagarh.

Bodagarh is about 51 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodagarh is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Ahīwāra is about 26 km away. Khairagarh is about 28 km away. Rasmara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhauri (9.4 km), Chingli (11 km) and Bhimpuri (11 km).

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

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