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About Bola Village

Bola is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,914, made up of 1,776 males and 2,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1814.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bola village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574110
Area (hectares) 1814.45 hectares
Population 3,914
Male Population 1,776
Female Population 2,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bola compares

By the 2011 count Bola is the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1814.45 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Bola

Bola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bola from other places

Bola lies about 27 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 11 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 Bola
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 11 km
Nearest town Kārkala 11 km
District headquarters Udupi 27 km

Villages closest to Bola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bola village had a population of 3,914. That makes it the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Bola village has 1,776 males and 2,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bola has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Bola is 574110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bola covers 1814.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bola falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bola is Nandikoor, about 11 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 village for Bola.

Bola is about 27 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bola is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Nandikoor is about 11 km away. Karkal is about 11 km away. Kārkala is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kedinje (3.0 km), Nandalike (4.0 km) and Mulladka (4.2 km).

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

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