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About Bod Village

Bod is a mid sized village in Dharni tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 496 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares.

Bod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dharni
Area (hectares) 489 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 496
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bod compares

By the 2011 count Bod is the 72nd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bod

Bod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bod from other places

Bod lies about 14 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Malkhed, about 12 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 Bod
Nearest railway station Malkhed 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharni 14 km
District headquarters Amravati 14 km

Villages closest to Bod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bod village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Bod village has 496 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bod has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Bod covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bod falls under Dharni tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bod is Malkhed, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Bod.

Bod is about 14 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bod is in Dharni tehsil of Amravati district. Malkhed is about 12 km away. Dharni is about 14 km away. Amravati is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pohara (4.0 km), Kara (6.1 km) and Karada (6.1 km).

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

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