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About Boa Village

Boa is a small village in Gangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 23 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males.

Boa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Gangte
Population 43
Male Population 23
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boa compares

By the 2011 count Boa is the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 80 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Getting to Boa

Boa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Boa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Boa from other places

Boa lies about 62 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 37 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 Boa
Tehsil headquarters Gangte 21 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 37 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 52 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 62 km

Villages closest to Boa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boa village had a population of 43. That makes it the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 80 residents.

Boa village has 23 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boa has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Boa falls under Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boa is Subansiri, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Boa.

Boa is about 62 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boa is in Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Gangte is about 21 km away. Subansiri is about 37 km away. North Lakhimpur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boa Ii (under 2 km), Lapte (13 km) and Paring (13 km).

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

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