About Bokta Village

Bokta is a small village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 78 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	145
Male Population	78
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokta compares

By the 2011 count Bokta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bokta

Bokta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bokta as Available within 5 - 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 Bokta from other places

Bokta lies about 8.1 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 49 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 Bokta
District headquarters	Gumla	8.1 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	10 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	49 km

Villages closest to Bokta

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

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Common questions about Bokta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokta village had a population of 145. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Bokta village has 78 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokta has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bokta is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokta covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bokta falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bokta is Bakaspur, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bokta.

Bokta is about 8.1 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokta is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 8.1 km away. Gumlā is about 8.1 km away. Raidih is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.