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About Bhotbari Village

Bhotbari is a mid sized village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 517 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhotbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhotbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735301
Area (hectares) 216.52 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 517
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhotbari compares

By the 2011 count Bhotbari is the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 216.52 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bhotbari

Bhotbari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhotbari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Panisala, Bara Thunkinjhar, Baranagar and Bhogjan. 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 Bhotbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhotbari village had a population of 993. That makes it the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Bhotbari village has 517 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhotbari has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bhotbari is 735301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhotbari covers 216.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhotbari falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhotbari.

Bhotbari is in Mekliganj 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 Bhotbari today is likely to be higher.

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