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About Bochara Village

Bochara is a small village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 238 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.65 hectares hectares.

Bochara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 485.65 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 238
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bochara compares

By the 2011 count Bochara is the 96th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 485.65 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 958.

Getting to Bochara

Bochara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bochara as Available within village. 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 Bochara from other places

Bochara lies about 52 km from Akola. 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 Bochara
Tehsil headquarters Akot 12 km
District headquarters Akola 52 km

Villages closest to Bochara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochara village had a population of 444. That makes it the 96th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Bochara village has 238 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochara has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Bochara covers 485.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bochara falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bochara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bochara.

Bochara is about 52 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochara is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 12 km away. Akola is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaulkhed (1.6 km), Shahapur Pr Karla (2.5 km) and Shahapur Pr Rupagad (2.5 km).

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

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