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About Bohahara Village

Bohahara is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 759 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohahara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 759
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Bohahara compares

By the 2011 count Bohahara is the 21st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bohahara

Bohahara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bohahara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bohahara from other places

Bohahara lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 30 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 Bohahara
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 12 km
District headquarters Garhwa 30 km
Nearest railway station Mangra 30 km

Villages closest to Bohahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohahara village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 21st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Bohahara village has 759 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohahara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bohahara is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohahara covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bohahara falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bohahara is Mangra, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bohahara.

Bohahara is about 30 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohahara is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 12 km away. Garhwa is about 30 km away. Mangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasobar (under 2 km), Pindra (1.5 km) and Jolanga (2.5 km).

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

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