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About Bhol Village

Bhol is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 323 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhol village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 323
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhol compares

By the 2011 count Bhol is the 267th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhol

The census records public bus service for Bhol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhol from other places

Bhol lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 8.1 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 Bhol
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 22 km
Nearest town Batāla 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Bhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhol village had a population of 605. That makes it the 267th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bhol village has 323 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhol has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhol is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhol covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhol falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhol is Hardorawal, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhol.

Bhol is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhol is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 8.1 km away. Batala is about 22 km away. Batāla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhole Ke (under 2 km), Khode Bangar (1.7 km) and Rupowali (1.7 km).

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

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