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About Bochagari Village

Bochagari is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 419 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bochagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochagari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 419
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Bochagari compares

By the 2011 count Bochagari is the 65th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bochagari

Bochagari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bochagari 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 Bochagari from other places

Bochagari lies about 26 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 24 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 Bochagari
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 9.2 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 24 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 26 km

Villages closest to Bochagari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochagari village had a population of 861. That makes it the 65th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Bochagari village has 419 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochagari has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bochagari is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bochagari covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bochagari falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bochagari is Pawakhali, about 24 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 Bochagari.

Bochagari is about 26 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochagari is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 9.2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 9.2 km away. Pawakhali is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nisndara (under 2 km), Tangtangia (2.5 km) and Bishunpur (2.7 km).

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

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