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About Bodna Village

Bodna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 182 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 79.79 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 182
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodna compares

By the 2011 count Bodna is the 13th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 79.79 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bodna

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

Bodna lies about 45 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 45 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 Bodna
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 45 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 45 km

Villages closest to Bodna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodna village had a population of 374. That makes it the 13th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bodna village has 182 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodna has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bodna is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodna covers 79.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodna falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodna is Salogra, about 45 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodna.

Bodna is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Salogra is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaupal I (under 2 km), Chaupal Ii (under 2 km) and Majhotli (1.7 km).

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

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