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About Hol Village

Hol is a mid sized village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 457 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.46 hectares hectares.

Hol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Area (hectares) 211.46 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 457
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hol compares

By the 2011 count Hol is the 140th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 211.46 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 994.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hol from other places

Hol lies about 35 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 23 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 town Shāhāda 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 35 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 35 km

Villages closest to Hol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahade 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 889. That makes it the 140th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Hol village has 457 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hol has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Hol covers 211.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hol falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hol is Ranala, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Hol.

Hol is about 35 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hol is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Shāhāda is about 4.1 km away. Ranala is about 23 km away. Shahade is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hol Gujari (under 2 km), Tembhali (under 2 km) and Maloni (2.2 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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