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About Bholachatra Village

Bholachatra is a mid sized village in Sitai tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 757 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholachatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholachatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitai
Pincode 736172
Area (hectares) 144.52 hectares
Population 1,463
Male Population 757
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bholachatra compares

By the 2011 count Bholachatra is the 27th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents. Its 144.52 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bholachatra

Bholachatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bholachatra 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balapukhari, Bara Adabari, Bara Bangla and Bathar. 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 Bholachatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholachatra village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 27th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents.

Bholachatra village has 757 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholachatra has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bholachatra is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholachatra covers 144.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bholachatra falls under Sitai tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bholachatra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Bholachatra.

Bholachatra is in Sitai 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 Bholachatra today is likely to be higher.

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