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About Kolni Village

Kolni is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 233 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175004
Area (hectares) 98.58 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 233
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolni compares

By the 2011 count Kolni is the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 98.58 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Kolni

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

Kolni lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Kolni
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 6.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 42 km

Villages closest to Kolni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolni village had a population of 473. That makes it the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Kolni village has 233 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolni has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Kolni is 175004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolni covers 98.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolni falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolni is Olinda, about 42 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolni.

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

Kolni is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 6.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi 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 Bharnal (under 2 km), Kasamluhi Jaral (1.8 km) and Batahi (1.8 km).

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

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