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About Kolar Village

Kolar is a large village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,473, made up of 1,757 males and 1,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 882.4 hectares
Population 3,473
Male Population 1,757
Female Population 1,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolar compares

By the 2011 count Kolar is the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 882.4 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kolar

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

Kolar lies about 18 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 7.5 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 Kolar
Nearest railway station Kendri 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 7.7 km
District headquarters Raipur 18 km

Villages closest to Kolar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolar village had a population of 3,473. That makes it the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Kolar village has 1,757 males and 1,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kolar is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolar covers 882.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolar falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolar is Kendri, about 7.5 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 Kolar.

Kolar is about 18 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolar is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 7.5 km away. Abhanpur is about 7.7 km away. Raipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarakhi (under 2 km), Biroda (2.9 km) and Chhachhanpairi (3.3 km).

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

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