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About Boha Village

Boha is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 240 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 240
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Boha compares

By the 2011 count Boha is the 49th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Boha

Boha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Boha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Boha from other places

Boha lies about 6.0 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Sakrigali, about 2.2 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 Sakrigali 2.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 6.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 17 km

Villages closest to Boha

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 Boha

As per the Census of India 2011, Boha village had a population of 509. That makes it the 49th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Boha village has 240 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boha has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Boha is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boha covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boha falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Boha is Sakrigali, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Boha.

Boha is about 6.0 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boha is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sakrigali is about 2.2 km away. Sahibganj is about 6.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Bhagiamariand Partaba (under 2 km), Jamni (under 2 km) and Pagar (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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