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 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.

Bhola had a literacy rate of 76.04% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males.