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About Bolani Village

Bolani is a mid sized village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 917 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585311
Area (hectares) 1155.78 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 917
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolani compares

By the 2011 count Bolani is the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 1155.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bolani

Bolani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bolani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bolani from other places

Bolani lies about 28 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Hunsi Hadgil, about 20 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 Bolani
Tehsil headquarters Aland 12 km
Nearest railway station Hunsi Hadgil 20 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 28 km

Villages closest to Bolani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolani village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Bolani village has 917 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolani has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bolani is 585311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolani covers 1155.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bolani falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bolani is Hunsi Hadgil, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Bolani.

Bolani is about 28 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolani is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 12 km away. Hunsi Hadgil is about 20 km away. Gulbarga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhannur (3.8 km), Nellur (4.6 km) and Narona (5.1 km).

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

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