About Bokata Village

Bokata is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 282 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokata village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	238.55 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	282
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokata compares

By the 2011 count Bokata is the 27th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 238.55 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Bokata

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

Bokata lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Bokata
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	5.8 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	24 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	64 km

Villages closest to Bokata

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

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Common questions about Bokata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokata village had a population of 547. That makes it the 27th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bokata village has 282 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokata has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Bokata is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokata covers 238.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bokata falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bokata is Kathgodam, about 64 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bokata.

Bokata is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokata is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 5.8 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.