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About Bhosa Village

Bhosa is a small village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 167 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Bhosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhosa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 167
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhosa compares

By the 2011 count Bhosa is the 84th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1002.

Getting to Bhosa

Bhosa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhosa as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhosa from other places

Bhosa lies about 12 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Khat, about 3.7 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 Bhosa
Nearest railway station Khat 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 11 km
District headquarters Bhandara 12 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 12 km

Villages closest to Bhosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhosa village had a population of 304. That makes it the 84th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Bhosa village has 167 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhosa has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Bhosa covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhosa falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhosa is Khat, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhosa.

Bhosa is about 12 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhosa is in Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Khat is about 3.7 km away. Mohadi is about 11 km away. Bhandara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takali (under 2 km), Khamari Bk (1.8 km) and Neri (2.3 km).

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

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