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About Bodal Village

Bodal is a large village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,928, made up of 1,484 males and 1,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 402 hectares
Population 2,928
Male Population 1,484
Female Population 1,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bodal compares

By the 2011 count Bodal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bodal

The census records public bus service for Bodal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodal from other places

Bodal lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, 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 Bodal
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 4.4 km
Nearest town Dasūya 4.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Bodal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodal village had a population of 2,928. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bodal village has 1,484 males and 1,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodal has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bodal is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodal covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bodal is Garna Sahib, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bodal.

Bodal is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 1.5 km away. Dasua is about 4.4 km away. Dasūya is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berchha (under 2 km), Jhingar Khurd (1.7 km) and Khun Khun Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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