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About Bodai Village

Bodai is one of the larger villages in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,971, made up of 3,581 males and 3,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 700126
Area (hectares) 528.22 hectares
Population 6,971
Male Population 3,581
Female Population 3,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodai compares

By the 2011 count Bodai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 528.22 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bodai

Bodai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bodai 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodai from other places

Bodai lies about 31 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.2 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 Bodai
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 8.8 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Bodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodai village had a population of 6,971. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Bodai village has 3,581 males and 3,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodai has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bodai is 700126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodai covers 528.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bodai falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bodai is Bamangachi, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bodai.

Bodai is about 31 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodai is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Amdanga is about 3.0 km away. Bamangachi is about 6.2 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathura (2.0 km), Dangatanga Tangi (2.0 km) and Pashardanga (2.0 km).

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

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