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About Bodalwala Village

Bodalwala is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 758 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodalwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodalwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142026
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 758
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bodalwala compares

By the 2011 count Bodalwala is the 62nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bodalwala

Bodalwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bodalwala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bodalwala from other places

Bodalwala lies about 37 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 4.1 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 Bodalwala
Nearest railway station Jagraon 4.1 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 37 km

Villages closest to Bodalwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodalwala village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Bodalwala village has 758 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodalwala has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bodalwala is 142026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodalwala covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodalwala falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bodalwala is Jagraon, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bodalwala.

Bodalwala is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodalwala is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 4.1 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swaddi Khurd (under 2 km), Malak (1.8 km) and Chimna (2.3 km).

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

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