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About Bochaha Village

Bochaha is one of the larger villages in Mohiuddinagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,159, made up of 4,785 males and 4,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bochaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Mohiuddinagar
Pincode 848503
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 9,159
Male Population 4,785
Female Population 4,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bochaha compares

By the 2011 count Bochaha is the 5th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Bochaha

Bochaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bochaha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bochaha from other places

Bochaha lies about 33 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Harpar Bochaha, about 4.5 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 Bochaha
Nearest railway station Harpar Bochaha 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohiuddinagar 7.0 km
Nearest town Bārh 9.8 km
District headquarters Samastipur 33 km

Villages closest to Bochaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochaha village had a population of 9,159. That makes it the 5th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents.

Bochaha village has 4,785 males and 4,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochaha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Bochaha is 848503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bochaha covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bochaha falls under Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bochaha is Harpar Bochaha, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bochaha.

Bochaha is about 33 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochaha is in Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Harpar Bochaha is about 4.5 km away. Mohiuddinagar is about 7.0 km away. Bārh is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubaha (under 2 km), Bhaosinghpur (under 2 km) and Mastalipur (2.1 km).

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

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