About Bohrka Village

Bohrka is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 496 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohrka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohrka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	501 hectares
Population	973
Male Population	496
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohrka compares

By the 2011 count Bohrka is the 26th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bohrka

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

Bohrka lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 25 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 Bohrka
Nearest town	Dharamsala	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	24 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Bohrka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohrka village had a population of 973. That makes it the 26th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bohrka village has 496 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohrka has about 962 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bohrka is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohrka covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bohrka falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bohrka is Jawanwala Shahr, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bohrka.

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

Bohrka is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 16 km away. Jawali is about 24 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.