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About Bodiya Village

Bodiya is a large village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,947, made up of 1,521 males and 1,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1468.79 hectares hectares.

Bodiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Sardarpur
Area (hectares) 1468.79 hectares
Population 2,947
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodiya compares

By the 2011 count Bodiya is the 23rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 1468.79 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 978.

Getting to Bodiya

Bodiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodiya 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 Bodiya from other places

Bodiya lies about 32 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, 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 Bodiya
Tehsil headquarters Sardarpur 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 20 km
District headquarters Dhar 32 km
Nearest town Dhār 32 km

Villages closest to Bodiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodiya village had a population of 2,947. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Bodiya village has 1,521 males and 1,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodiya has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Bodiya covers 1468.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodiya falls under Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bodiya is Tanda Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bodiya.

Bodiya is about 32 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodiya is in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Sardarpur is about 9.1 km away. Tanda Road is about 20 km away. Dhar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badodiya (under 2 km), Amaliya (under 2 km) and Khamaliya (under 2 km).

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

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