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About Boda Village

Boda is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 315 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.75 hectares hectares.

Boda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 228.75 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 315
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boda compares

By the 2011 count Boda is the 141st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 228.75 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1032.

Getting to Boda

Boda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boda 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 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 50 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 11 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 28 km
Nearest railway station Chiraidongri 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 50 km

Villages closest to Boda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar 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 612. That makes it the 141st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Boda village has 315 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boda has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Boda covers 228.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boda falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boda is Chiraidongri, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Boda.

Boda is about 50 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boda is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 11 km away. Malajkhand is about 28 km away. Chiraidongri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boda Mal (under 2 km), Boda Ryt (under 2 km) and Harrabhat (3.6 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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