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About Bohala Village

Bohala is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 109 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176502
Area (hectares) 64.46 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 109
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohala compares

By the 2011 count Bohala is the 56th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 64.46 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Bohala

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

Bohala lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, 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 Bohala
Nearest town Talwāra 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Bohala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohala village had a population of 216. That makes it the 56th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Bohala village has 109 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohala has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Bohala is 176502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohala covers 64.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bohala falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bohala is Kartoli Punjab, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Bohala.

Bohala is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohala is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 8.4 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Jaswan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahanpur (1.8 km), Ghamrur (2.1 km) and Sanda (3.4 km).

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

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