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About Bhosa Village

Bhosa is a mid sized village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 400 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares.

Bhosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhosa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 589 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 400
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

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 25 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Yedshi, about 8.5 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 Yedshi 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 21 km
Nearest town Kallam 21 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 25 km

Villages closest to Bhosa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalamb 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 757. That makes it the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Bhosa village has 400 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhosa has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Bhosa covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhosa falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhosa is Yedshi, about 8.5 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 25 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhosa is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Yedshi is about 8.5 km away. Kalamb is about 21 km away. Kallam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wanewadi (2.0 km), Haladgaon (2.7 km) and Wagholi (2.7 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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