About Bhodhan Village

Bhodhan is a large village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,685, made up of 1,338 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1477.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhodhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhodhan village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Aland
Pincode	585104
Area (hectares)	1477.89 hectares
Population	2,685
Male Population	1,338
Female Population	1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhodhan compares

By the 2011 count Bhodhan is the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 1477.89 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhodhan

Bhodhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhodhan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhodhan from other places

Bhodhan lies about 28 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurukotta, about 18 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 Bhodhan
Nearest railway station	Kurukotta	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aland	20 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	28 km

Villages closest to Bhodhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhodhan village had a population of 2,685. That makes it the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Bhodhan village has 1,338 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhodhan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhodhan is 585104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhodhan covers 1477.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhodhan falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhodhan is Kurukotta, about 18 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 village for Bhodhan.

Bhodhan is about 28 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhodhan is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurukotta is about 18 km away. Aland is about 20 km away. Gulbarga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.