Bodeli
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Bodeli is a small census town
in Vadodara district
in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat, India
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, Bodeli had a population of 10,494. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Bodeli had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with a male literacy rate of 78% and female literacy rate of 65%. 11% of the population were under 6 years of age.
Bodeli is situated on the river Orsang. It enjoys a variety of natural scenery. The town has a number of industries including many big and small cement pipe factories, cotton mills and a sugar factory. There is a Baroda Dairy plant near Bodeli at Alhadpura. The Sardar Sarovar dam is around 100 km far away from Bodeli. Pavagarh- Champaner is around 40 km from Bodeli. There is also BAPS Swaminarayan temple is built recently in year 2011.
The population of Bodeli is diverse, being characterised by people of different cultures and religions. It has a number of Hindu
temples and Islam
ic majids. The community is very cohesive and this was proven during the intercommunal violence in Gujarat in 2002.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Vadodara district
Vadodara district
Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Vadodara , in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara District covers an area of 7,794 km². It had a population of 3,641,802 of which 45.20% were...
in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Demographics
At the time of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Bodeli had a population of 10,494. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Bodeli had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with a male literacy rate of 78% and female literacy rate of 65%. 11% of the population were under 6 years of age.
Bodeli is situated on the river Orsang. It enjoys a variety of natural scenery. The town has a number of industries including many big and small cement pipe factories, cotton mills and a sugar factory. There is a Baroda Dairy plant near Bodeli at Alhadpura. The Sardar Sarovar dam is around 100 km far away from Bodeli. Pavagarh- Champaner is around 40 km from Bodeli. There is also BAPS Swaminarayan temple is built recently in year 2011.
The population of Bodeli is diverse, being characterised by people of different cultures and religions. It has a number of Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temples and Islam
Islam
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ic majids. The community is very cohesive and this was proven during the intercommunal violence in Gujarat in 2002.