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About Boma Village

Boma is a small village in Garhakota tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 186 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.6 hectares hectares.

Boma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Garhakota
Area (hectares) 88.6 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 186
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boma compares

By the 2011 count Boma is the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 88.6 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Boma

Boma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Boma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boma from other places

Boma lies about 62 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Aslana, 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 Boma
Nearest railway station Aslana 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhakota 22 km
Nearest town Garhākota 22 km
District headquarters Sagar 62 km

Villages closest to Boma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boma village had a population of 336. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Boma village has 186 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boma has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Boma covers 88.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boma falls under Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boma is Aslana, 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 10+ km distance for Boma.

Boma is about 62 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boma is in Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district. Aslana is about 22 km away. Garhakota is about 22 km away. Garhākota is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesali (5.3 km), Deowalpani (5.8 km) and Birpati (7.7 km).

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

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