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About Bodpur Village

Bodpur is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 159 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 46.17 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 159
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodpur compares

By the 2011 count Bodpur is the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 46.17 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bodpur

Bodpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bodpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bodpur from other places

Bodpur lies about 1.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.9 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 Bodpur
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 1.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.2 km

Villages closest to Bodpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Bodpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodpur village had a population of 300. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bodpur village has 159 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bodpur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodpur covers 46.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodpur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bodpur is Swadinpur, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodpur.

Bodpur is about 1.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodpur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Suri II is about 1.9 km away. Birbhum is about 1.9 km away. Swadinpur is about 2.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shibpur (2.3 km), Ananntapur (4.5 km) and Maligram (4.6 km).

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

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