Skip to main content

About Botri Village

Botri is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.16 hectares hectares.

Botri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Area (hectares) 67.16 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Botri compares

By the 2011 count Botri is the 186th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 67.16 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 992.

Getting to Botri

Botri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Botri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Botri from other places

Botri lies about 19 km from Sahibganj. 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 Botri
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 2.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 13 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 19 km

Villages closest to Botri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Botri village had a population of 22. That makes it the 186th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Botri village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botri has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Botri covers 67.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botri falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Botri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Botri.

Botri is about 19 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Botri is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 2.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 13 km away. Sahibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nipania (under 2 km), Simaljori (under 2 km) and Parerkola (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All