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About Bodunda Village

Bodunda is a mid sized village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 801 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1223.15 hectares hectares.

Bodunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodunda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 1223.15 hectares
Population 1,602
Male Population 801
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodunda compares

By the 2011 count Bodunda is the 28th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 1223.15 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bodunda

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

Bodunda lies about 19 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 10 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 Bodunda
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 12 km
District headquarters Gondiya 19 km
Nearest town Gondiā 19 km

Villages closest to Bodunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodunda village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 28th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Bodunda village has 801 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodunda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Bodunda covers 1223.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodunda falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodunda is Hirdamali, about 10 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 Bodunda.

Bodunda is about 19 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodunda is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 10 km away. Goregaon is about 12 km away. Gondiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanditola (under 2 km), Timezari (2.1 km) and Asalpani (2.3 km).

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

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