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About Boja Village

Boja is a large village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,346, made up of 1,261 males and 1,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.29 hectares hectares.

Boja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 314.29 hectares
Population 2,346
Male Population 1,261
Female Population 1,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boja compares

By the 2011 count Boja is the 58th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 314.29 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Boja

Boja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Boja from other places

Boja lies about 11 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Rasauli, about 7.8 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 Boja
Nearest town Zaidpur 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Rasauli 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 10 km
District headquarters Barabanki 11 km

Villages closest to Boja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boja village had a population of 2,346. That makes it the 58th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Boja village has 1,261 males and 1,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boja has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Boja covers 314.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boja falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Boja is Rasauli, about 7.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Boja.

Boja is about 11 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boja is in Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district. Zaidpur is about 7.2 km away. Rasauli is about 7.8 km away. Nawabganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikra Usman (2.5 km), Panihal (2.6 km) and Barvasauli (3.5 km).

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

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