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About Bholi Village

Bholi is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 70 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177111
Area (hectares) 80.27 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 70
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bholi compares

By the 2011 count Bholi is the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 80.27 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Bholi

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

Bholi lies about 9.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Lunsu, about 3.7 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 Bholi
Nearest railway station Lunsu 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 9.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Bholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholi village had a population of 148. That makes it the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Bholi village has 70 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholi has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Bholi is 177111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholi covers 80.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bholi falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bholi is Lunsu, about 3.7 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 Bholi.

Bholi is about 9.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholi is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Lunsu is about 3.7 km away. Jaswan is about 9.5 km away. Kangra is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatehr (2.7 km), Bhatehr (3.7 km) and Duhki (4.7 km).

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

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