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About Bohonda Village

Bohonda is a large village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,225, made up of 1,127 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1113 hectares hectares.

Bohonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohonda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 1113 hectares
Population 2,225
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohonda compares

By the 2011 count Bohonda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1113 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bohonda

Bohonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bohonda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bohonda from other places

Bohonda lies about 35 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 22 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 Bohonda
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 35 km
District headquarters Khunti 35 km

Villages closest to Bohonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohonda village had a population of 2,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bohonda village has 1,127 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohonda has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Bohonda covers 1113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bohonda falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bohonda is Chakradharpur, about 22 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 village for Bohonda.

Bohonda is about 35 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohonda is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 22 km away. Erki is about 35 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichahatu (under 2 km), Kurunga (2.3 km) and Sinjuri (3.6 km).

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

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