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About Boh Village

Boh is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 69 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 89.41 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 69
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boh compares

By the 2011 count Boh is the 173rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 89.41 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Boh

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

Boh lies about 7.5 km from Shimla. 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 Boh
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.5 km

Villages closest to Boh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Boh

As per the Census of India 2011, Boh village had a population of 138. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Boh village has 69 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boh has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Boh is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boh covers 89.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boh falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Boh notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Boh.

Boh is about 7.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boh is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 7.5 km away. Shimla is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohag (under 2 km), Gharshi (under 2 km) and Jangal Mashobra (under 2 km).

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

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