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About Bodad Village

Bodad is a small village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 117 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Pincode 445303
Area (hectares) 413.76 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 117
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 77th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 413.76 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 973.

Getting to Bodad

Bodad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bodad as Available within <5 km distance. 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 85 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rajur, about 2.6 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 Rajur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Maregaon 8.2 km
Nearest town Wani 9.3 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 85 km

Villages closest to Bodad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maregaon 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 240. That makes it the 77th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Bodad village has 117 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodad has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bodad is 445303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodad covers 413.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bodad falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bodad is Rajur, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodad.

Bodad is about 85 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodad is in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Rajur is about 2.6 km away. Maregaon is about 8.2 km away. Wani is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Net (1.5 km), Gawarala (3.0 km) and Warud (3.3 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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