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About Bodalbahra Village

Bodalbahra is a small village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 153 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.55 hectares hectares.

Bodalbahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodalbahra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 188.55 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 153
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
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 Bodalbahra compares

By the 2011 count Bodalbahra is the 101st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 188.55 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 1052.

Getting to Bodalbahra

Bodalbahra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bodalbahra 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 Bodalbahra from other places

Bodalbahra lies about 20 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 20 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 Bodalbahra
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 20 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 20 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 20 km

Villages closest to Bodalbahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodalbahra village had a population of 338. That makes it the 101st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bodalbahra village has 153 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodalbahra has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Bodalbahra covers 188.55 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.

Bodalbahra falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodalbahra is Dhapewara, about 20 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 Bodalbahra.

Bodalbahra is about 20 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodalbahra is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Paraswada is about 20 km away. Balaghat is about 20 km away. Dhapewara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalisbodi (under 2 km), Kaweli (1.7 km) and Uskalchak (2.6 km).

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

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