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About Bachhodiya Village

Bachhodiya is a mid sized village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 739 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.16 hectares hectares.

Bachhodiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhodiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 417.16 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 739
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhodiya compares

By the 2011 count Bachhodiya is the 34th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 417.16 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bachhodiya

Bachhodiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bachhodiya as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bachhodiya from other places

Bachhodiya lies about 46 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 17 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 Bachhodiya
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 17 km
Nearest town Jaora 22 km
District headquarters Ratlam 46 km

Villages closest to Bachhodiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhodiya village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 34th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Bachhodiya village has 739 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhodiya has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Bachhodiya covers 417.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhodiya falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bachhodiya is Dhodhar, about 17 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 village for Bachhodiya.

Bachhodiya is about 46 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhodiya is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Piploda is about 15 km away. Dhodhar is about 17 km away. Jaora is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalaliya (under 2 km), Thikriya (1.8 km) and Ranigaon (2.5 km).

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

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