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About Bholar Village

Bholar is a mid sized village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 337 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 337
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bholar compares

By the 2011 count Bholar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bholar

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

Bholar lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Bholar
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 26 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Bholar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholar village had a population of 681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bholar village has 337 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bholar is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholar covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bholar falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bholar is Salogra, about 54 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 Bholar.

Bholar is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholar is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 26 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anand Parwat (under 2 km), Bhorar (under 2 km) and Bidiyar (under 2 km).

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

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