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About Hol Village

Hol is a small village in Varla tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 259 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.51 hectares hectares.

Hol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Varla
Area (hectares) 189.51 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 259
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hol compares

By the 2011 count Hol is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents. Its 189.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Hol

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

Hol lies about 92 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 15 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 Hol
Nearest railway station Bhortex 15 km
Nearest town Amalner 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Varla 26 km
District headquarters Barwani 92 km

Villages closest to Hol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hol village had a population of 492. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents.

Hol village has 259 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hol has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Hol covers 189.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hol falls under Varla tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hol is Bhortex, about 15 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 village for Hol.

Hol is about 92 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hol is in Varla tehsil of Barwani district. Bhortex is about 15 km away. Amalner is about 20 km away. Varla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambaautar (24 km), Khokar Amba (24 km) and Bakharli (26 km).

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

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