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About Bomja Village

Bomja is a small village in Bongkhar tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 112 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males.

Bomja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bomja village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Bongkhar
Population 259
Male Population 112
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bomja compares

By the 2011 count Bomja is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 90 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1194.

Getting to Bomja

Bomja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bomja 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bomja from other places

Bomja lies about 20 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 90 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 Bomja
Tehsil headquarters Bongkhar 20 km
District headquarters Tawang 20 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 90 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 107 km

Villages closest to Bomja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bomja village had a population of 259. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 90 residents.

Bomja village has 112 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bomja has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1194.

Bomja falls under Bongkhar tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bomja is Bhalukpong, about 90 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bomja.

Bomja is about 20 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bomja is in Bongkhar tehsil of Tawang district. Bongkhar is about 20 km away. Tawang is about 20 km away. Bhalukpong is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharung (26 km), Kharungdong (26 km) and Kharungmet (26 km).

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

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