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About Bholia Village

Bholia is a small village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 261 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholia village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 261
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bholia compares

By the 2011 count Bholia is the 87th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bholia

Bholia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bholia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bholia from other places

Bholia lies about 53 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 8.2 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 Bholia
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 8.2 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 8.6 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 53 km

Villages closest to Bholia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholia village had a population of 495. That makes it the 87th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Bholia village has 261 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholia has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bholia is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholia covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bholia falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bholia is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 8.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bholia.

Bholia is about 53 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholia is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 3.1 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 8.2 km away. Gobindgarh is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraingarh (under 2 km), Annian (under 2 km) and Himmatgarh (1.7 km).

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

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