About Bokra Village

Bokra is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,440, made up of 1,801 males and 1,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares.

Bokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	519 hectares
Population	3,440
Male Population	1,801
Female Population	1,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bokra compares

By the 2011 count Bokra is the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bokra

Bokra 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 Bokra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bokra from other places

Bokra lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about under 2 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 Bokra
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	under 2 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	18 km

Villages closest to Bokra

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

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Common questions about Bokra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokra village had a population of 3,440. That makes it the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Bokra village has 1,801 males and 1,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokra has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Bokra covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bokra falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bokra is Haldita Bihar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bokra.

Bokra is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokra is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about under 2 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.