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About Bokkar Khar Village

Bokkar Khar is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 304 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokkar Khar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokkar Khar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 110.86 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 304
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokkar Khar compares

By the 2011 count Bokkar Khar is the 105th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 110.86 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bokkar Khar

Bokkar Khar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bokkar Khar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bokkar Khar from other places

Bokkar Khar lies about 25 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 82 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 Bokkar Khar
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 14 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 25 km
Nearest town Kawardha 29 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 82 km

Villages closest to Bokkar Khar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodla 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 Bokkar Khar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokkar Khar village had a population of 625. That makes it the 105th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Bokkar Khar village has 304 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokkar Khar has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bokkar Khar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokkar Khar covers 110.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bokkar Khar falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bokkar Khar is Bamhani Banjar, about 82 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 10+ km distance for Bokkar Khar.

Bokkar Khar is about 25 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokkar Khar is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 14 km away. Kabeerdham is about 25 km away. Kawardha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahlighat (1.7 km), Kundpani (2.1 km) and Shambhu Pipar (2.8 km).

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

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