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About Bolshitta Village

Bolshitta is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 269 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolshitta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolshitta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581328
Area (hectares) 289.22 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 269
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolshitta compares

By the 2011 count Bolshitta is the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 289.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Bolshitta

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

Bolshitta lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Asnoti, about 7.8 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 Bolshitta
Nearest railway station Asnoti 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwar 12 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 44 km

Villages closest to Bolshitta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolshitta village had a population of 566. That makes it the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Bolshitta village has 269 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolshitta has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Bolshitta is 581328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolshitta covers 289.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bolshitta falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bolshitta is Asnoti, about 7.8 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 Bolshitta.

Bolshitta is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolshitta is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Asnoti is about 7.8 km away. Karwar is about 12 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halgejoog (under 2 km), Ulga (2.7 km) and Gopashitta (3.0 km).

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

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