About Kolawan Village

Kolawan is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,599, made up of 2,385 males and 2,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	690.51 hectares
Population	4,599
Male Population	2,385
Female Population	2,214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolawan compares

By the 2011 count Kolawan is the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 690.51 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kolawan

Kolawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kolawan from other places

Kolawan lies about 19 km from Nalanda. 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 Kolawan
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	7.5 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Kolawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolawan village had a population of 4,599. That makes it the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Kolawan village has 2,385 males and 2,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolawan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Kolawan is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolawan covers 690.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolawan falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Kolawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolawan.

Kolawan is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolawan is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 7.5 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 10 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.