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About Bochahi Village

Bochahi is a mid sized village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 456 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bochahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 456
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bochahi compares

By the 2011 count Bochahi is the 27th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bochahi

Bochahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bochahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bochahi from other places

Bochahi lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 10 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 Bochahi
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Bochahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochahi village had a population of 908. That makes it the 27th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Bochahi village has 456 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochahi has about 991 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bochahi is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bochahi covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bochahi falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bochahi is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Bochahi.

Bochahi is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochahi is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 2.5 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 10 km away. Sahibganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banskodi (under 2 km), Rangukita (under 2 km) and Taledih (under 2 km).

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

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