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About Kolda Village

Kolda is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 391 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 326.06 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 391
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolda compares

By the 2011 count Kolda is the 72nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 326.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kolda

Kolda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolda from other places

Kolda lies about 24 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 6.3 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 Kolda
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 11 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 24 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 24 km

Villages closest to Kolda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolda village had a population of 807. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Kolda village has 391 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolda has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kolda is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolda covers 326.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolda falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolda is Bhimkhoj, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kolda is about 24 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolda is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about 6.3 km away. Bagbahra is about 11 km away. Mahasamund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koma (under 2 km), Mohgaon (under 2 km) and Barbaspur (under 2 km).

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

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