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About Bohapur Village

Bohapur is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 377 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 377
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohapur compares

By the 2011 count Bohapur is the 94th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bohapur

Bohapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bohapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bohapur from other places

Bohapur lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 7.0 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 Bohapur
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 7.0 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 8.4 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Bohapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohapur village had a population of 735. That makes it the 94th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bohapur village has 377 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohapur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bohapur is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohapur covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bohapur falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bohapur is Lal kalan, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bohapur.

Bohapur is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohapur is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 7.0 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 7.8 km away. Samrala is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhar (under 2 km), Takhran (under 2 km) and Ranwan (2.8 km).

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

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