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About Bodkha Village

Bodkha is a mid sized village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,577, made up of 799 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodkha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sangrampur
Pincode 444202
Area (hectares) 572.67 hectares
Population 1,577
Male Population 799
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodkha compares

By the 2011 count Bodkha is the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 572.67 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bodkha

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

Bodkha lies about 73 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 23 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 Bodkha
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 3.1 km
Nearest town Jalgaon Jamod 15 km
Nearest railway station Shegaon 23 km
District headquarters Buldana 73 km

Villages closest to Bodkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodkha village had a population of 1,577. That makes it the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Bodkha village has 799 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodkha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bodkha is 444202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodkha covers 572.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodkha falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodkha is Shegaon, about 23 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 Bodkha.

Bodkha is about 73 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodkha is in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldana district. Sangrampur is about 3.1 km away. Jalgaon Jamod is about 15 km away. Shegaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilkhed (1.7 km), Bhuikhed (1.7 km) and Ukadgaon (2.1 km).

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

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