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About Botlo Village

Botlo is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 174 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Botlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botlo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 174
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botlo compares

By the 2011 count Botlo is the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Botlo

Botlo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Botlo as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Botlo from other places

Botlo lies about 14 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 10 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 Botlo
Nearest railway station Karra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 14 km

Villages closest to Botlo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Botlo village had a population of 345. That makes it the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Botlo village has 174 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botlo has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Botlo covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botlo falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Botlo is Karra, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Botlo.

Botlo is about 14 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Botlo is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 10 km away. Torpa is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roro (under 2 km), Pandra (1.5 km) and Okra (1.8 km).

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

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