About Bohja Village

Bohja is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,155, made up of 1,158 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohja village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	285 hectares
Population	2,155
Male Population	1,158
Female Population	997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohja compares

By the 2011 count Bohja is the 54th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bohja

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

Bohja lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 16 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 Bohja
Nearest railway station	Vadala Granthin	16 km
Nearest town	Qadian	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	17 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	40 km

Villages closest to Bohja

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

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Common questions about Bohja

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohja village had a population of 2,155. That makes it the 54th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bohja village has 1,158 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohja has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bohja is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohja covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bohja falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bohja is Vadala Granthin, about 16 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 Bohja.

Bohja is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohja is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 16 km away. Qadian is about 16 km away. Batala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.