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About Bota Village

Bota is a mid sized village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 514 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar I
Pincode 742165
Area (hectares) 47.56 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 514
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Bota compares

By the 2011 count Bota is the 38th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 47.56 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bota

Bota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bota 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 Begampur, Binodpur, Birkuchi Dangapara and Bishnupur. 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 Bota

As per the Census of India 2011, Bota village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 38th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Bota village has 514 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bota has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bota is 742165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bota covers 47.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bota falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bota 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 Bota.

Bota is in Raninagar 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 Bota today is likely to be higher.

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