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About Ghat Bojh Village

Ghat Bojh is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 784 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.56 hectares hectares.

Ghat Bojh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghat Bojh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 142.56 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 784
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghat Bojh compares

By the 2011 count Ghat Bojh is the 115th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 142.56 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Ghat Bojh

Ghat Bojh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghat Bojh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Ghat Bojh from other places

Ghat Bojh lies about 22 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 4.6 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 Ghat Bojh
Nearest railway station Nigohi 4.6 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 22 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 22 km

Villages closest to Ghat Bojh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 Ghat Bojh

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghat Bojh village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 115th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Ghat Bojh village has 784 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghat Bojh has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Ghat Bojh covers 142.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghat Bojh falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghat Bojh is Nigohi, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Ghat Bojh.

Ghat Bojh is about 22 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghat Bojh is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Nigohi is about 4.6 km away. Pawāyan is about 18 km away. Powayan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palia (under 2 km), Chakja Karaunda (2.1 km) and Karaundi (2.2 km).

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

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