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About Boda Village

Boda is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,656, made up of 878 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1880 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1880 hectares
Population 1,656
Male Population 878
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Boda compares

By the 2011 count Boda is the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1880 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Boda

Boda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Boda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Boda from other places

Boda lies about 23 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bodagram, about 2.9 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 Boda
Nearest railway station Bodagram 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 6.7 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 22 km
District headquarters Latehar 23 km

Villages closest to Boda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boda village had a population of 1,656. That makes it the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Boda village has 878 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boda has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Boda is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boda covers 1880 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boda falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Boda is Bodagram, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Boda.

Boda is about 23 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boda is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Bodagram is about 2.9 km away. Chandwa is about 6.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gardag (2.6 km), Chiro (3.8 km) and Borsidag (5.1 km).

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

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