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About Boharwala Village

Boharwala is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 522 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boharwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boharwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143406
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 522
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Boharwala compares

By the 2011 count Boharwala is the 162nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Boharwala

Boharwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boharwala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Boharwala from other places

Boharwala lies about 28 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 1.9 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 Boharwala
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 15 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 15 km
District headquarters Amritsar 28 km

Villages closest to Boharwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boharwala village had a population of 977. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Boharwala village has 522 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boharwala has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Boharwala is 143406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boharwala covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boharwala falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Boharwala is Fatehgarh Churian, about 1.9 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 village for Boharwala.

Boharwala is about 28 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boharwala is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 1.9 km away. Ajnala is about 15 km away. Ajnāla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Mugal (1.7 km), Mohan Bhandari (1.7 km) and Talwandi Nahar (1.8 km).

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

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