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About Boknari Khurd Village

Boknari Khurd is a small village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 257 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boknari Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boknari Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Pincode 804422
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 257
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Boknari Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Boknari Khurd is the 98th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Boknari Khurd

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

How far is Boknari Khurd from other places

Boknari Khurd lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 4.2 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 Boknari Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 4.2 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Boknari Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makhdumpur 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 Boknari Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Boknari Khurd village had a population of 490. That makes it the 98th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Boknari Khurd village has 257 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boknari Khurd has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Boknari Khurd is 804422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boknari Khurd covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boknari Khurd falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Boknari Khurd is Wanabar Halt, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Boknari Khurd.

Boknari Khurd is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boknari Khurd is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 3.7 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 4.2 km away. Jehanabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danu Bigha (under 2 km), Raja Bigha (under 2 km) and Solhanda (under 2 km).

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

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