About Boaltair Village

Boaltair is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 338 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boaltair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boaltair village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733143
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	633
Male Population	338
Female Population	295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Boaltair compares

By the 2011 count Boaltair is the 153rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Boaltair

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

How far is Boaltair from other places

Boaltair lies about 38 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 1.5 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 Boaltair
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	1.5 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	34 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	38 km

Villages closest to Boaltair

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

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Common questions about Boaltair

As per the Census of India 2011, Boaltair village had a population of 633. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Boaltair village has 338 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boaltair has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Boaltair is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boaltair covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boaltair falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Boaltair is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Boaltair.

Boaltair is about 38 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boaltair is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 1.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Itahar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.