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About Bolanthuru Village

Bolanthuru is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,225, made up of 2,152 males and 2,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolanthuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolanthuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574222
Area (hectares) 704.09 hectares
Population 4,225
Male Population 2,152
Female Population 2,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolanthuru compares

By the 2011 count Bolanthuru is the 27th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 704.09 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bolanthuru

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

Bolanthuru lies about 20 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 3.1 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 Bolanthuru
Nearest railway station Kalladaka 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 8.6 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 8.6 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 20 km

Villages closest to Bolanthuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolanthuru village had a population of 4,225. That makes it the 27th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Bolanthuru village has 2,152 males and 2,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolanthuru has about 963 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bolanthuru is 574222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolanthuru covers 704.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bolanthuru falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bolanthuru is Kalladaka, about 3.1 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 Bolanthuru.

Bolanthuru is about 20 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolanthuru is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 3.1 km away. Bantval is about 8.6 km away. Bantvāl is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golthamajal (2.4 km), Manchi (3.2 km) and Kolnadu (4.2 km).

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

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