# Bolara Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Bolara

Bolara is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 175 households**, the 34th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 927people (2011)
- 175households
- 76.0%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bolara

Of every 100 households in Bolara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bolara · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****37%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**68%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****38%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bolara?

■ Bolara · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**961

Working population ****31.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (72%) · **■** Marginal 19 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bankura - I

- Chhendua1,064 people
- Hetyasol1,045 people
- Papurdihi1,001 people
- Manoharpur971 people
- Jambuni920 people
- Rasunkur919 people
- Agaya912 people
- Pura Mouli864 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bolara?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolara in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bolara?76.0% (Census 2011)