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About Bolhanja Village

Bolhanja is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,880, made up of 1,514 males and 1,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolhanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolhanja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 322.53 hectares
Population 2,880
Male Population 1,514
Female Population 1,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bolhanja compares

By the 2011 count Bolhanja is the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 322.53 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bolhanja

The census records public bus service for Bolhanja 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bolhanja from other places

Bolhanja lies about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 3.1 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 Bolhanja
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 2.5 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) 3.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 47 km

Villages closest to Bolhanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolhanja village had a population of 2,880. That makes it the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Bolhanja village has 1,514 males and 1,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolhanja has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bolhanja is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolhanja covers 322.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bolhanja falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bolhanja is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bolhanja.

Bolhanja is about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolhanja is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 2.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 2.5 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Tuthipakar (1.8 km), Chapasar (2.1 km) and Iluabari (2.3 km).

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

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