About Bonha Village

Bonha is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,977, made up of 2,028 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	154.86 hectares
Population	3,977
Male Population	2,028
Female Population	1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bonha compares

By the 2011 count Bonha is the 16th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 154.86 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bonha

Bonha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bonha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bonha from other places

Bonha lies about 6.3 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.6 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 Bonha
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	3.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	6.3 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	6.3 km

Villages closest to Bonha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Bonha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonha village had a population of 3,977. That makes it the 16th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Bonha village has 2,028 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bonha is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonha covers 154.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bonha falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bonha is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bonha.

Bonha is about 6.3 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonha is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Murarai II is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.