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About Bochagari Village

Bochagari is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 772 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Bochagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochagari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,512
Male Population 772
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bochagari compares

By the 2011 count Bochagari is the 54th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bochagari

Bochagari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bochagari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 57 km from Purnia, 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 Baisa 3.4 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 57 km

Villages closest to Bochagari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisa 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 1,512. That makes it the 54th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Bochagari village has 772 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochagari has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Bochagari covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bochagari falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bochagari.

Bochagari is about 57 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochagari is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Baisa is about 3.4 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 Baisa (3.4 km), Singhari (4.6 km) and Birpur (5.0 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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