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About Bodade Village

Bodade is a mid sized village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 322 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.9 hectares hectares.

Bodade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Area (hectares) 651.9 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 322
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodade compares

By the 2011 count Bodade is the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 651.9 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1040.

Getting to Bodade

Bodade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodade as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bodade from other places

Bodade lies about 29 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 20 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 Bodade
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 20 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 29 km
Nearest town Mapusa 29 km

Villages closest to Bodade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodade village had a population of 683. That makes it the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Bodade village has 322 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodade has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Bodade covers 651.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodade falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodade is Thivim, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Bodade.

Bodade is about 29 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodade is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 9.2 km away. Thivim is about 20 km away. Sindhudurg is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodan (under 2 km), Khokaral (1.8 km) and Khanyale (2.8 km).

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

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