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About Boalia Village

Boalia is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 232 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721166
Area (hectares) 88.7 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 232
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Boalia compares

By the 2011 count Boalia is the 116th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 88.7 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Boalia

Boalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boalia 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 Beluria, Bhat Bar, Bhatia and Bhusalya. 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 Boalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Boalia village had a population of 485. That makes it the 116th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Boalia village has 232 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boalia has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Boalia is 721166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boalia covers 88.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boalia falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Boalia 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 Boalia.

Boalia is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Boalia today is likely to be higher.

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