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About Bholagaria Village

Bholagaria is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 626 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholagaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholagaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 98.64 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 626
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Bholagaria compares

By the 2011 count Bholagaria is the 45th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 98.64 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bholagaria

Bholagaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bholagaria 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bholagaria from other places

Bholagaria lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 10 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 Bholagaria
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 10 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 20 km

Villages closest to Bholagaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholagaria village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 45th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bholagaria village has 626 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholagaria has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bholagaria is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholagaria covers 98.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bholagaria falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bholagaria is Pinargaria, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bholagaria.

Bholagaria is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholagaria is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 10 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Birbhum is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kururgaria (under 2 km), Nimgaria (under 2 km) and Chak Dhara (2.0 km).

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

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