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About Bodkha Village

Bodkha is a mid sized village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 672 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodkha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Pincode 413514
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 672
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 49th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

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 53 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Chakur, about 19 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 Ahmadpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Chakur 19 km
District headquarters Latur 53 km

Villages closest to Bodkha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ahmadpur 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 1,259. That makes it the 49th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Bodkha village has 672 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodkha has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bodkha is 413514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodkha covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodkha falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodkha is Chakur, about 19 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 53 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodkha is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 14 km away. Chakur is about 19 km away. Latur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sayyadpur (1.6 km), Waigaon (2.1 km) and Anandwadi (2.7 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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