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About Bodma Village

Bodma is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 669 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 299.87 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 669
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bodma compares

By the 2011 count Bodma is the 42nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 299.87 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bodma

Bodma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bodma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhatdih, Bhatin, Bhatuikend and Bholurdi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bodma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodma village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Bodma village has 669 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodma has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bodma is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodma covers 299.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodma falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bodma notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bodma.

Bodma is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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