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About Bohad Village

Bohad is a small village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 105 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143109
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 105
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohad compares

By the 2011 count Bohad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 891.

Getting to Bohad

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

Bohad lies about 6.3 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Sangrana Sahib, about 3.0 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 Bohad
Nearest railway station Sangrana Sahib 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 6.3 km
District headquarters Amritsar 6.3 km

Villages closest to Bohad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Bohad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohad village had a population of 196. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Bohad village has 105 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohad has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Bohad is 143109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohad covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bohad falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bohad is Sangrana Sahib, about 3.0 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 village for Bohad.

Bohad is about 6.3 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohad is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Sangrana Sahib is about 3.0 km away. Amritsar II is about 6.3 km away. Amritsar is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iban Khurd (under 2 km), Iban Kalan (1.9 km) and Mandiala (2.3 km).

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

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