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About Bodra Village

Bodra is a large village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,519, made up of 1,247 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Pincode 441802
Area (hectares) 463.69 hectares
Population 2,519
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodra compares

By the 2011 count Bodra is the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 463.69 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bodra

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

Bodra lies about 34 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 13 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 Bodra
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Sondad 13 km
Nearest town Tirorā 33 km
District headquarters Bhandara 34 km

Villages closest to Bodra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodra village had a population of 2,519. That makes it the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Bodra village has 1,247 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodra has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bodra is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodra covers 463.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodra falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodra is Sondad, about 13 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 Bodra.

Bodra is about 34 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodra is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 3.4 km away. Sondad is about 13 km away. Tirorā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makardhokada (1.6 km), Sonpuri (2.2 km) and Khairlanji (2.2 km).

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

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