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About Bolian Village

Bolian is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 513 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 359.8 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 513
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolian compares

By the 2011 count Bolian is the 16th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 359.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bolian

Bolian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bolian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bolian from other places

Bolian lies about 18 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 57 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 Bolian
District headquarters Doda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 20 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 57 km

Villages closest to Bolian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolian village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 16th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Bolian village has 513 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolian has about 971 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Bolian is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolian covers 359.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolian falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bolian is Udhampur, about 57 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bolian.

Bolian is about 18 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolian is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 18 km away. Thathri is about 20 km away. Udhampur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundi (under 2 km), Chagnu (2.0 km) and Gosti (2.2 km).

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

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