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About Bohal Village

Bohal is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 68 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 68
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bohal compares

By the 2011 count Bohal is the 96th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bohal

Bohal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bohal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bohal from other places

Bohal lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 34 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 Bohal
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 7.8 km
Nearest town Nāhan 7.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 16 km
Nearest railway station Barog 34 km

Villages closest to Bohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohal village had a population of 150. That makes it the 96th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Bohal village has 68 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohal has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bohal is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohal covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bohal falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bohal is Barog, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bohal.

Bohal is about 16 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohal is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 7.8 km away. Nāhan is about 7.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banethi (under 2 km), Kulchhet (under 2 km) and Sarahan (under 2 km).

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

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