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About Bodgaon Village

Bodgaon is a mid sized village in Dahi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 915 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.68 hectares hectares.

Bodgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dahi
Area (hectares) 566.68 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 915
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bodgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bodgaon is the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents. Its 566.68 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bodgaon

Bodgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bodgaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodgaon from other places

Bodgaon lies about 92 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Alirajpur, about 24 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 Bodgaon
Tehsil headquarters Dahi 4.5 km
Nearest town Kukshi 23 km
Nearest railway station Alirajpur 24 km
District headquarters Dhar 92 km

Villages closest to Bodgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodgaon village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents.

Bodgaon village has 915 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodgaon has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Bodgaon covers 566.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodgaon falls under Dahi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodgaon is Alirajpur, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 Bodgaon.

Bodgaon is about 92 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodgaon is in Dahi tehsil of Dhar district. Dahi is about 4.5 km away. Kukshi is about 23 km away. Alirajpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karjwani (1.9 km), Jalwat (2.0 km) and Malpura (2.3 km).

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

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