| Official Name: | Bhola |
| Native Name: | ভোলা |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Barisal division#Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bhola town in Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Barisal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bhola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bhola Sadar |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Paura Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mohammod Monirujjaman [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 47477 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 22.6863°N 90.6461°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Blank Name: | Calling code |
Bhola (Bengali: ভোলা) is a town and district headquarter of Bhola District in the division of Barishal, Bangladesh.
Administration Bhola sub-division was established under the Noakhali district in 1845. At that time its administrative center was at Amania of Daulatkhan. The sub-division was included in the Barisal district in 1869. The sub-division then consisted of Daulatkhan and Burhanuddin Hat Thanas and three outposts, namely, Taltali, Gazipur, and Tazumuddin. The sub-divisional headquarters was shifted from Daulatkhan to Bhola in 1876. It was elevated to a district on 1 February 1984.[2]
Bhola has 9,635 households and a population of 47,477. 9,320 (19.63%) were under 10 years of age. Bhola had a literacy rate of 76.04% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males.[3]