About Bholaganj Village

Bholaganj is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 620 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholaganj village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793112
Population	1,225
Male Population	620
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bholaganj compares

By the 2011 count Bholaganj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bholaganj

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

Bholaganj lies about 30 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 64 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 Bholaganj
Nearest town	Shella	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	30 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	30 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	64 km

Villages closest to Bholaganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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.

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Common questions about Bholaganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholaganj village had a population of 1,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Bholaganj village has 620 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholaganj has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bholaganj is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholaganj falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Bholaganj is শাহবাজপুর, about 64 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 Bholaganj.

Bholaganj is about 30 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholaganj is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 10 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 30 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.