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About Bolav Village

Bolav is a mid sized village in Hansot tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 294 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Hansot
Pincode 393030
Area (hectares) 423.01 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 294
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolav compares

By the 2011 count Bolav is the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents. Its 423.01 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Bolav

Bolav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bolav as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bolav from other places

Bolav lies about 4.2 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Bharuch Junction, about 2.2 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 Bolav
Nearest town Bholav under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bharuch Junction 2.2 km
District headquarters Bharuch 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hansot 26 km

Villages closest to Bolav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolav village had a population of 568. That makes it the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents.

Bolav village has 294 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolav has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bolav is 393030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolav covers 423.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bolav falls under Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bolav is Bharuch Junction, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance for Bolav.

Bolav is about 4.2 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolav is in Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district. Bholav is about under 2 km away. Bharuch Junction is about 2.2 km away. Bharuch is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badodara (13 km), Vamleshwar (20 km) and Panjroli (22 km).

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

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