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About Bodakha Village

Bodakha is a mid sized village in Dharur tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 647 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625.89 hectares hectares.

Bodakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodakha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Dharur
Area (hectares) 625.89 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 647
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodakha compares

By the 2011 count Bodakha is the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents. Its 625.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bodakha

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

Bodakha lies about 47 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 35 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 Bodakha
Tehsil headquarters Dharur 17 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 35 km
District headquarters Bid 47 km

Villages closest to Bodakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodakha village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents.

Bodakha village has 647 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodakha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Bodakha covers 625.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodakha falls under Dharur tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodakha is Parli-Vaijnath, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Bodakha.

Bodakha is about 47 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodakha is in Dharur tehsil of Bid district. Dharur is about 17 km away. Dhārūr is about 17 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothimbirwadi (2.3 km), Kari (3.4 km) and Katewadi (3.5 km).

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

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