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About Bodan Village

Bodan is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 328 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.3 hectares hectares.

Bodan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Area (hectares) 60.3 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 328
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bodan compares

By the 2011 count Bodan is the 59th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 60.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bodan

Bodan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bodan 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Arath, Bagh Sahib Ram, Banday Bagh and Bata Bagh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bodan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodan village had a population of 605. That makes it the 59th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Bodan village has 328 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodan has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Bodan covers 60.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodan falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Bodan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bodan.

Bodan is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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