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About Bokrel Village

Bokrel is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 573 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokrel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokrel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 370.95 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 573
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokrel compares

By the 2011 count Bokrel is the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 370.95 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bokrel

Bokrel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bokrel as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bokrel from other places

Bokrel lies about 18 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kothari Road, about 12 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 Bokrel
Tehsil headquarters Baloda 10 km
Nearest railway station Kothari Road 12 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 12 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 18 km

Villages closest to Bokrel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokrel village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Bokrel village has 573 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokrel has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bokrel is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokrel covers 370.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bokrel falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bokrel is Kothari Road, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bokrel.

Bokrel is about 18 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokrel is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 10 km away. Kothari Road is about 12 km away. Chāmpa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koliha Deori (under 2 km), Bokramuda (1.6 km) and Ponch (2.2 km).

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

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