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About Bojha Village

Bojha is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 999 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bojha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bojha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 681.33 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 999
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bojha compares

By the 2011 count Bojha is the 16th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 681.33 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bojha

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

Bojha lies about 23 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpurgram, about 17 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 Bojha
Nearest railway station Kamalpurgram 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 21 km
District headquarters Surguja 23 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 23 km

Villages closest to Bojha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bojha village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 16th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Bojha village has 999 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bojha has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bojha is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bojha covers 681.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bojha falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bojha is Kamalpurgram, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Bojha.

Bojha is about 23 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bojha is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. Kamalpurgram is about 17 km away. Pratappur is about 21 km away. Surguja is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarhari (17 km), Karsi (19 km) and Rampur (29 km).

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

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