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About Bokar Village

Bokar is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4. The village covers 4.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 4.5 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 4
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokar compares

By the 2011 count Bokar is the 122nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 4.5 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Bokar

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

Bokar lies about 90 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Bokar
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 90 km

Villages closest to Bokar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokar village had a population of 4. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

The pincode recorded for Bokar is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokar covers 4.5 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.

Bokar falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bokar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 within 10+ km distance for Bokar.

Bokar is about 90 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokar is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Lahul is about 22 km away. Dharamsala 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 Shurtang (under 2 km), Gopa Thang (5.9 km) and Yoche (6.5 km).

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

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