About Bokhra Village

Bokhra is one of the larger villages in Bokhara tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,459, made up of 7,568 males and 6,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894 hectares hectares.

Bokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Bokhara
Area (hectares)	894 hectares
Population	14,459
Male Population	7,568
Female Population	6,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokhra compares

By the 2011 count Bokhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents. Its 894 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bokhra

Bokhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bokhra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bokhra from other places

Bokhra lies about 32 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 9.8 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 Bokhra
Tehsil headquarters	Bokhara	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	9.8 km
Nearest town	Belsand	28 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	32 km

Villages closest to Bokhra

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

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Common questions about Bokhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokhra village had a population of 14,459. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents.

Bokhra village has 7,568 males and 6,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokhra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Bokhra covers 894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bokhra falls under Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bokhra is Jogiara, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bokhra.

Bokhra is about 32 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokhra is in Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Bokhara is about under 2 km away. Jogiara is about 9.8 km away. Belsand is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.