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About Kolang Village

Kolang is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 49 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 49
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,714
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolang compares

By the 2011 count Kolang is the 69th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Kolang

Kolang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kolang from other places

Kolang lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 9.9 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 Kolang
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 9.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km

Villages closest to Kolang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Kolang

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolang village had a population of 133. That makes it the 69th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kolang village has 49 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolang has about 1714 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Kolang is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolang covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolang falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolang is Joginder Nagar, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolang.

Kolang is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolang is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Lad Bharol is about 5.2 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 9.9 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saproh (under 2 km), Nagaun (under 2 km) and Karkohi (1.6 km).

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

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