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About Kolam Village

Kolam is a small village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 254 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 291.33 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 254
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolam compares

By the 2011 count Kolam is the 78th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 291.33 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kolam

Kolam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kesharchunwa, Khamahariya, Kharra and Khurus Lenga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kolam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolam village had a population of 483. That makes it the 78th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Kolam village has 254 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolam has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kolam is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolam covers 291.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolam falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolam.

Kolam is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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