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About Bohaa Village

Bohaa is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 169 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohaa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohaa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 134.42 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 169
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohaa compares

By the 2011 count Bohaa is the 58th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 134.42 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bohaa

Bohaa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bohaa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bohaa from other places

Bohaa lies about 41 km from Dehradun. 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 Bohaa
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 6.2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 31 km
District headquarters Dehradun 41 km

Villages closest to Bohaa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohaa village had a population of 320. That makes it the 58th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Bohaa village has 169 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohaa has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bohaa is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohaa covers 134.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bohaa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bohaa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bohaa is about 41 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohaa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 6.2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 31 km away. Dehradun is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraya (under 2 km), Salga (1.7 km) and Sawara (1.8 km).

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

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