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About Kolian Village

Kolian is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 380 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 380
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolian compares

By the 2011 count Kolian is the 42nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kolian

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

Kolian lies about 21 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 70 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 Kolian
District headquarters Punch 21 km
Nearest town Pūnch 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 24 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 70 km

Villages closest to Kolian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolian village had a population of 721. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Kolian village has 380 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolian has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kolian is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolian covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolian falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kolian is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 70 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 village for Kolian.

Kolian is about 21 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolian is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 21 km away. Pūnch is about 21 km away. Haveli 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 Mandhar (3.4 km), Maidan (5.8 km) and Bachian Wali (14 km).

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

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