About Bodgo Village

Bodgo is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 654 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodgo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	133.12 hectares
Population	1,234
Male Population	654
Female Population	580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodgo compares

By the 2011 count Bodgo is the 53rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 133.12 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bodgo

Bodgo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bodgo as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodgo from other places

Bodgo lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 9.0 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 Bodgo
Nearest railway station	Dasra Halt BH	9.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	46 km

Villages closest to Bodgo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodgo village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Bodgo village has 654 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodgo has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bodgo is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodgo covers 133.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodgo falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bodgo is Dasra Halt BH, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bodgo.

Bodgo is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodgo is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dasra Halt BH is about 9.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 14 km away. Dhanwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.