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About Bodhawada Village

Bodhawada is a small village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 233 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.76 hectares hectares.

Bodhawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodhawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 172.76 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 233
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
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 Bodhawada compares

By the 2011 count Bodhawada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 172.76 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bodhawada

Bodhawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bodhawada 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 Bodhawada from other places

Bodhawada lies about 67 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 26 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 Bodhawada
Nearest town Barwāni 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 23 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 26 km
District headquarters Dhar 67 km

Villages closest to Bodhawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodhawada village had a population of 420. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Bodhawada village has 233 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodhawada has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Bodhawada covers 172.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodhawada falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodhawada is Hathi gate station, about 26 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 Bodhawada.

Bodhawada is about 67 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodhawada is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 8.0 km away. Kukshi is about 23 km away. Hathi gate station is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malwada (under 2 km), Babulgaon (2.3 km) and Barkheda (3.5 km).

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

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