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About Bodakha Village

Bodakha is a mid sized village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 309 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.37 hectares hectares.

Bodakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodakha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 395.37 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 309
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodakha compares

By the 2011 count Bodakha is the 77th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 395.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bodakha

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

Bodakha lies about 54 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Uplai, about 16 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 Bodakha
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Uplai 16 km
Nearest town Barshi 18 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 54 km

Villages closest to Bodakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodakha village had a population of 583. That makes it the 77th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Bodakha village has 309 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodakha has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Bodakha covers 395.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodakha falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodakha is Uplai, about 16 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 Bodakha.

Bodakha is about 54 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodakha is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Paranda is about 7.9 km away. Uplai is about 16 km away. Barshi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahitana (under 2 km), Bawachi (2.5 km) and Gharagaon (2.9 km).

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

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