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About Bhotar Village

Bhotar is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,905, made up of 1,533 males and 1,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhotar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 303.91 hectares
Population 2,905
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Bhotar compares

By the 2011 count Bhotar is the 34th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 303.91 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhotar

Bhotar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhotar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhotar from other places

Bhotar lies about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 2.3 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 Bhotar
Nearest railway station Panjipara 2.3 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhotar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Bhotar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhotar village had a population of 2,905. That makes it the 34th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Bhotar village has 1,533 males and 1,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhotar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bhotar is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhotar covers 303.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhotar falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhotar is Panjipara, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhotar.

Bhotar is about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhotar is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Panjipara is about 2.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 5.8 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Sahapur (under 2 km), Madhya Sahapur (under 2 km) and Panjipara (2.7 km).

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

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