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About Bodra Village

Bodra is a large village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,725, made up of 1,433 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 775 hectares
Population 2,725
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodra compares

By the 2011 count Bodra is the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 775 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bodra

Bodra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bodra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bodra from other places

Bodra lies about 18 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 6.9 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 Bodra
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Karkatta 6.9 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 17 km
District headquarters Garhwa 18 km

Villages closest to Bodra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodra village had a population of 2,725. That makes it the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Bodra village has 1,433 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodra has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bodra is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodra covers 775 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodra falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bodra is Karkatta, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bodra.

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

Bodra is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 4.5 km away. Karkatta is about 6.9 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamat (under 2 km), Hari Ganwan (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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