About Boksa Village

Boksa is one of the larger villages in Buxar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,580, made up of 2,911 males and 2,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.8 hectares hectares.

Boksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boksa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Buxar
Area (hectares)	639.8 hectares
Population	5,580
Male Population	2,911
Female Population	2,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Boksa compares

By the 2011 count Boksa is the 6th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 639.8 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Boksa

Boksa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Boksa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Boksa from other places

Boksa lies about 8.1 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, about 3.7 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
Nearest railway station	Baruna	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Buxar	8.1 km

Villages closest to Boksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boksa village had a population of 5,580. That makes it the 6th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Boksa village has 2,911 males and 2,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boksa has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Boksa covers 639.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boksa falls under Buxar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Boksa is Baruna, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Boksa.

Boksa is about 8.1 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boksa is in Buxar tehsil of Buxar district. Baruna is about 3.7 km away. Buxar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.