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About Bholta Village

Bholta is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 538 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 191.77 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 538
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Bholta compares

By the 2011 count Bholta is the 51st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 191.77 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bholta

Bholta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bholta 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 Bhabanipur, Bhaluipara, Bharadanga Serpur and Bharatpur. 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 Bholta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholta village had a population of 974. That makes it the 51st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Bholta village has 538 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholta has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Bholta is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bholta covers 191.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bholta falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bholta 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 Bholta.

Bholta is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Bholta today is likely to be higher.

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