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About Bhola Village

Bhola is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,078 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 107.82 hectares
Population 2,095
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhola compares

By the 2011 count Bhola is the 46th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 107.82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhola

Bhola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhola from other places

Bhola lies about 51 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhola
Nearest town Nalhāti 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 51 km

Villages closest to Bhola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi tehsil.

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 Bhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhola village had a population of 2,095. That makes it the 46th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Bhola village has 1,078 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhola has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhola is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhola covers 107.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhola falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhola is Nalhati Junction, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhola.

Bhola is about 51 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhola is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Nalhāti is about 5.4 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 6.2 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaitpur (2.5 km), Chandpur (4.1 km) and Chandpur Chak (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhola today is likely to be higher.

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