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About Bodeli Village

Bodeli is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 417 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 491338
Area (hectares) 389.21 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 417
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodeli compares

By the 2011 count Bodeli is the 54th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 389.21 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Bodeli

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

Bodeli lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 36 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 Bodeli
Tehsil headquarters Charama 14 km
Nearest town Kānker 15 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 36 km

Villages closest to Bodeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodeli village had a population of 849. That makes it the 54th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Bodeli village has 417 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodeli has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Bodeli is 491338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodeli covers 389.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodeli falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bodeli is Dhamtari, about 36 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 Bodeli.

Bodeli is about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodeli is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 14 km away. Kānker is about 15 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaisa Katta (1.9 km), Pipraud (1.9 km) and Badatola (2.3 km).

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

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