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About Bokra Village

Bokra is a mid sized village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 918 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713421
Area (hectares) 211.28 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 918
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bokra compares

By the 2011 count Bokra is the 33rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 211.28 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bokra

Bokra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bokra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhagabatipur, Bhimpur, Bidyanidhi and Birampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bokra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokra village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Bokra village has 918 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokra has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bokra is 713421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokra covers 211.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bokra falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bokra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bokra.

Bokra is in Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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