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About Bodipalayam Village

Bodipalayam is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,484, made up of 728 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642004
Area (hectares) 659.25 hectares
Population 1,484
Male Population 728
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Bodipalayam is the 86th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 659.25 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bodipalayam

Bodipalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodipalayam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodipalayam from other places

Bodipalayam lies about 12 km from Coimbatore. 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 Bodipalayam
Nearest town Madukkarai 1.5 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 27 km

Villages closest to Bodipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodipalayam village had a population of 1,484. That makes it the 86th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Bodipalayam village has 728 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodipalayam has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bodipalayam is 642004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodipalayam covers 659.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodipalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Bodipalayam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodipalayam.

Bodipalayam is about 12 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodipalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Madukkarai is about 1.5 km away. Coimbatore is about 12 km away. Pollachi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okkilipalayam (4.3 km), Rasichettipalayam (6.7 km) and Solavampalayam (8.9 km).

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

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