Bhodipur Explained

Bhodipur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.1235°N 75.3833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Nakodar
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:240
Population Total:529[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 275/254 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144040
Iso Code:IN-PB

Bhodipur is a village in Nakodar in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 8.6 km from Nakodar, 34 km from Kapurthala, 32 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 163 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India). Bhodipur is a very old village. Before partition it mainly had arain and jatt Muslims who migrated into the Bahawalnagar and Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar areas in Pakistan.

Transport

Nakodar railway station is the nearest train station however, Phagwara Junction train station is 41 km away from the village. The village is 72 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 112 km away in Amritsar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhodipur Population per Census India. 2011 Census of India.