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About Boha Village

Boha is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 454 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 405 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 454
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boha compares

By the 2011 count Boha is the 66th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Boha

Boha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Boha from other places

Boha lies about 10 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 6.5 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 Boha
Nearest railway station Behrajor 6.5 km
District headquarters Godda 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 12 km

Villages closest to Boha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boha village had a population of 874. That makes it the 66th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Boha village has 454 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Boha is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boha covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boha falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Boha is Behrajor, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Boha.

Boha is about 10 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boha is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 6.5 km away. Godda is about 10 km away. Poreyahat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohra (under 2 km), Sarwan (under 2 km) and Baksara (2.0 km).

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

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