About Bodhal Village

Bodhal is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 354 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176087
Area (hectares)	130.88 hectares
Population	731
Male Population	354
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodhal compares

By the 2011 count Bodhal is the 66th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 130.88 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 1062.

Getting to Bodhal

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

Bodhal lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 1.9 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 Bodhal
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	7.2 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km

Villages closest to Bodhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodhal village had a population of 731. That makes it the 66th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bodhal village has 354 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodhal has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bodhal is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodhal covers 130.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodhal falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodhal is Patti Rajpura, about 1.9 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bodhal.

Bodhal is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodhal is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 1.9 km away. Palampur is about 7.2 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.