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About Bodwad Village

Bodwad is a mid sized village in Muktainagar tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 886 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877.63 hectares hectares.

Bodwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Muktainagar
Area (hectares) 877.63 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 886
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodwad compares

By the 2011 count Bodwad is the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents. Its 877.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bodwad

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

Bodwad lies about 48 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bodwad, about under 2 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 Bodwad
Nearest railway station Bodwad under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Muktainagar 17 km
Nearest town Varangaon 17 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 48 km

Villages closest to Bodwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodwad village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents.

Bodwad village has 886 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodwad has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Bodwad covers 877.63 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.

Bodwad falls under Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodwad is Bodwad, about under 2 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 Bodwad.

Bodwad is about 48 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodwad is in Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bodwad is about under 2 km away. Muktainagar is about 17 km away. Varangaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malegaon (7.8 km), Sarole (9.6 km) and Nimkhedi Kh (12 km).

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

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