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About Bohala Village

Bohala is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 56 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 103.69 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 56
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohala compares

By the 2011 count Bohala is the 308th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 103.69 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bohala

Bohala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bohala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bohala from other places

Bohala lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Bohala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 98. That makes it the 308th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bohala village has 56 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohala has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bohala is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohala covers 103.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bohala is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 within <5 km distance for Bohala.

Bohala is about 49 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedal Pur (under 2 km), Dhalwara (under 2 km) and Gurial Khas (under 2 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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