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About Kolnar Village

Kolnar is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 129 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 408.47 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 129
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolnar compares

By the 2011 count Kolnar is the 88th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 408.47 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Kolnar

Kolnar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolnar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kolnar from other places

Kolnar lies about 68 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 25 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 Kolnar
Nearest railway station Gidam 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 34 km
Nearest town Bacheli 53 km
District headquarters Bijapur 68 km

Villages closest to Kolnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolnar village had a population of 256. That makes it the 88th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kolnar village has 129 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolnar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Kolnar is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolnar covers 408.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolnar falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolnar is Gidam, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolnar.

Kolnar is about 68 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolnar is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Gidam is about 25 km away. Bhairamgarh is about 34 km away. Bacheli is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosalnar (under 2 km), Matasi (5.3 km) and Todma (5.9 km).

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

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