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About Boaldah Village

Boaldah is one of the larger villages in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,087, made up of 4,227 males and 3,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boaldah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boaldah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 707.43 hectares
Population 8,087
Male Population 4,227
Female Population 3,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Boaldah compares

By the 2011 count Boaldah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 707.43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Boaldah

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

How far is Boaldah from other places

Boaldah lies about 13 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 13 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 Boaldah
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 8.0 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Tauheed 13 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 13 km

Villages closest to Boaldah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boaldah village had a population of 8,087. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Boaldah village has 4,227 males and 3,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boaldah has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Boaldah is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boaldah covers 707.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boaldah falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Boaldah is Tauheed, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Boaldah.

Boaldah is about 13 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boaldah is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 8.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 10 km away. Tauheed is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashibari (under 2 km), Rohia (2.1 km) and Kajlamari (2.3 km).

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

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