About Bholsar Village

Bholsar is one of the larger villages in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,421, made up of 9,252 males and 8,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares.

Bholsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholsar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Area (hectares)	524 hectares
Population	17,421
Male Population	9,252
Female Population	8,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bholsar compares

By the 2011 count Bholsar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bholsar

Bholsar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bholsar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bholsar from other places

Bholsar lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 1.8 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 Bholsar
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	5.8 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	25 km

Villages closest to Bholsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholsar village had a population of 17,421. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Bholsar village has 9,252 males and 8,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholsar 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 869.

Bholsar covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bholsar falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bholsar is Ekchari, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bholsar is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholsar is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 1.8 km away. Colgong is about 5.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.