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About Bhosa Village

Bhosa is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 919 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares.

Bhosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhosa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 1,894
Male Population 919
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhosa compares

By the 2011 count Bhosa is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 421 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 1005.

Getting to Bhosa

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

Bhosa lies about 16 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 9.6 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 Gudma 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 13 km
District headquarters Gondiya 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 16 km

Villages closest to Bhosa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amgaon 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 1,894. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Bhosa village has 919 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhosa has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Bhosa covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhosa falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhosa is Gudma, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhosa.

Bhosa is about 16 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhosa is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gudma is about 9.6 km away. Amgaon is about 13 km away. Gondiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takari (under 2 km), Boda (1.7 km) and Tekari (1.9 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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