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About Bodad Village

Bodad is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 433 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.39 hectares hectares.

Bodad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 614.39 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 433
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodad compares

By the 2011 count Bodad is the 36th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 614.39 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bodad

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

Bodad lies about 32 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Rohna Town, about 1.5 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 Bodad
Nearest railway station Rohna Town 1.5 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 17 km
District headquarters Wardha 32 km

Villages closest to Bodad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodad village had a population of 817. That makes it the 36th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Bodad village has 433 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodad has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Bodad covers 614.39 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.

Bodad falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodad is Rohna Town, about 1.5 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 Bodad.

Bodad is about 32 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodad is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Rohna Town is about 1.5 km away. Pulgaon is about 16 km away. Arvi 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 Rohana (1.8 km), Chor Amba (2.1 km) and Wai (3.2 km).

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

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