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About Bodkha Village

Bodkha is a mid sized village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 247 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.89 hectares hectares.

Bodkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodkha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 382.89 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 247
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodkha compares

By the 2011 count Bodkha is the 110th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 382.89 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, well above the tehsil average of 939.

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 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 Bodkha from other places

Bodkha lies about 37 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Navalgaon, about 37 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
Nearest town Jintūr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Navalgaon 37 km
District headquarters Hingoli 37 km

Villages closest to Bodkha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sengaon 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 502. That makes it the 110th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Bodkha village has 247 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodkha has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Bodkha covers 382.89 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.

Bodkha falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodkha is Navalgaon, about 37 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 Bodkha.

Bodkha is about 37 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodkha is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Jintūr is about 15 km away. Sengaon is about 15 km away. Navalgaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangwadi (2.1 km), Tandulwadi (2.6 km) and Amdari (2.8 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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