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About Botha Village

Botha is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 222 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Botha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 134.78 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 222
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botha compares

By the 2011 count Botha is the 83rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 134.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Botha

Botha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Botha as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhalukchira, Bhalukkhunya, Bhangadali and Bhangadeuli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Botha

As per the Census of India 2011, Botha village had a population of 448. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Botha village has 222 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botha has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Botha is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Botha covers 134.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Botha falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Botha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Botha.

Botha is in Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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