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About Boksa Village

Boksa is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 76 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males.

Boksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boksa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Population 150
Male Population 76
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Boksa compares

By the 2011 count Boksa is the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 158 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Boksa

Boksa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Boksa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boksa from other places

Boksa lies about 19 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 69 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 Boksa
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 11 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 19 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 69 km
Nearest town Itanagar 72 km

Villages closest to Boksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boksa village had a population of 150. That makes it the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Boksa village has 76 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boksa has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Boksa falls under Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boksa is Naharlagun, about 69 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Boksa.

Boksa is about 19 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boksa is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 11 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 19 km away. Naharlagun is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taya (under 2 km), Rate (under 2 km) and Suriu (1.9 km).

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

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