About Bokwa Village

Bokwa is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 99 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	114.71 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	99
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokwa compares

By the 2011 count Bokwa is the 122nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 114.71 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1021.

Getting to Bokwa

Bokwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bokwa as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhalsumia, Bhandaro, Bhawanrpathar and Bhitra. 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.

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Common questions about Bokwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokwa village had a population of 201. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Bokwa village has 99 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokwa has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Bokwa is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokwa covers 114.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bokwa falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bokwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bokwa is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka 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.