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About Bochgaon Village

Bochgaon is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,907, made up of 2,028 males and 1,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares.

Bochgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochgaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 3,907
Male Population 2,028
Female Population 1,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bochgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bochgaon is the 13th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bochgaon

Bochgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bochgaon as Available within <5 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 Bochgaon from other places

Bochgaon lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 6.2 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 Bochgaon
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 9.2 km
District headquarters Purnia 20 km

Villages closest to Bochgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochgaon village had a population of 3,907. That makes it the 13th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Bochgaon village has 2,028 males and 1,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochgaon has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Bochgaon covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bochgaon falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bochgaon is Garh Banaili, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bochgaon.

Bochgaon is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochgaon is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 6.2 km away. Kasba is about 9.2 km away. Purnia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharia (under 2 km), Jalkar (1.8 km) and Gargata Narharia (1.9 km).

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

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