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About Bholadanga Village

Bholadanga is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 535 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 60.34 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 535
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Bholadanga compares

By the 2011 count Bholadanga is the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 60.34 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bholadanga

The census records public bus service for Bholadanga 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 Bholadanga from other places

Bholadanga lies about 4.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Bholadanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 4.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km

Villages closest to Bholadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II 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 Bholadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholadanga village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Bholadanga village has 535 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholadanga has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bholadanga is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholadanga covers 60.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bholadanga falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bholadanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Bholadanga.

Bholadanga is about 4.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholadanga is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Rampurhat II is about 4.5 km away. Birbhum is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrikrishnapur (2.4 km), Hazarpur (4.0 km) and Chakbati (4.4 km).

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

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