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About Bobia Village

Bobia is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 204 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bobia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bobia village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 204
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bobia compares

By the 2011 count Bobia is the 103rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 904.

Getting to Bobia

Bobia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bobia 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhagwane Chak, Bham Barwan, Bhati Mehru and Bhatiari Brahmana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bobia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bobia village had a population of 409. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bobia village has 204 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bobia has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bobia is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bobia covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bobia falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Bobia notes the nearest railway station 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 Bobia.

Bobia is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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