About Bhola Village

Bhola is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 841 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731243
Area (hectares)	306.5 hectares
Population	1,688
Male Population	841
Female Population	847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhola compares

By the 2011 count Bhola is the 49th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 306.5 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhola

Bhola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhola from other places

Bhola lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 6.2 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 Bhola
Nearest town	Nalhāti	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nalhati Junction	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km

Villages closest to Bhola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Bhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhola village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 49th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Bhola village has 841 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhola has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhola is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhola covers 306.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhola falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhola is Nalhati Junction, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhola is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhola is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 5.4 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 6.2 km away. Nalhati I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.