About Bhod Village

Bhod is a large village in Ranavav tehsil, in the district of Porbandar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,540, made up of 2,260 males and 2,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2218.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhod village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Porbandar
Tehsil	Ranavav
Pincode	360550
Area (hectares)	2218.68 hectares
Population	4,540
Male Population	2,260
Female Population	2,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhod compares

By the 2011 count Bhod is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 2218.68 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bhod

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

Bhod lies about 18 km from Porbandar, and the nearest railway station is Aditpara, about 17 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 Bhod
Nearest railway station	Aditpara	17 km
District headquarters	Porbandar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranavav	21 km

Villages closest to Bhod

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

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Common questions about Bhod

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhod village had a population of 4,540. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Bhod village has 2,260 males and 2,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhod has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bhod is 360550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhod covers 2218.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhod falls under Ranavav tehsil of Porbandar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhod is Aditpara, about 17 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhod.

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

Bhod is in Ranavav tehsil of Porbandar district. Aditpara is about 17 km away. Porbandar is about 18 km away. Ranavav is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.