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About Kholta Village

Kholta is one of the larger villages in Cooch Behar II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,110, made up of 7,316 males and 6,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1344.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar II
Pincode 736121
Area (hectares) 1344.2 hectares
Population 14,110
Male Population 7,316
Female Population 6,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kholta compares

By the 2011 count Kholta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 1344.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kholta

Kholta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kholta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khagribari, Khairatibari, Khapaidanga and Kharija Kakribari. 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 Kholta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholta village had a population of 14,110. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Kholta village has 7,316 males and 6,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholta has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kholta is 736121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholta covers 1344.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kholta falls under Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kholta notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kholta.

Kholta is in Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Kholta today is likely to be higher.

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