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About Bohar Village

Bohar is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 518 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.03 hectares hectares.

Bohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 133.03 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 518
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bohar compares

By the 2011 count Bohar is the 54th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 133.03 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bohar

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

How far is Bohar from other places

Bohar lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, 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 Bohar
Nearest railway station Telta under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 32 km
District headquarters Katihar 40 km

Villages closest to Bohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohar village had a population of 964. That makes it the 54th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Bohar village has 518 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohar has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Bohar covers 133.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bohar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bohar is Telta, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bohar.

Bohar is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohar is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about under 2 km away. Balrampur is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telta (under 2 km), Ghasipura (1.8 km) and Sihpur (1.8 km).

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

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