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About Bohani Village

Bohani is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 688 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohani village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 536 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 688
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bohani compares

By the 2011 count Bohani is the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 536 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bohani

Bohani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bohani 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bohani from other places

Bohani lies about 55 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 8.3 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 Bohani
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 31 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 55 km

Villages closest to Bohani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohani village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Bohani village has 688 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohani has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bohani is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohani covers 536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bohani falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bohani is Hoshiarpur, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bohani.

Bohani is about 55 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohani is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Hoshiarpur is about 8.3 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 9.2 km away. Phagwara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhak Pandori (10 km), Pandori (10 km) and Balrampur (14 km).

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

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