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About Bhovara Village

Bhovara is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 151 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.97 hectares hectares.

Bhovara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhovara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 129.97 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 151
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhovara compares

By the 2011 count Bhovara is the 166th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 129.97 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bhovara

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

Bhovara lies about 38 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 32 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 Bhovara
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 7.8 km
Nearest town Taloda 27 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 38 km

Villages closest to Bhovara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhovara village had a population of 305. That makes it the 166th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Bhovara village has 151 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhovara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Bhovara covers 129.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhovara falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhovara is Khandbara, about 32 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 Bhovara.

Bhovara is about 38 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhovara is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 7.8 km away. Taloda is about 27 km away. Khandbara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukhalsag (under 2 km), Raisingpur (under 2 km) and Ghunsi (under 2 km).

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

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