About Kolang Village

Kolang is a large village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,800, made up of 1,426 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1999 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	1999 hectares
Population	2,800
Male Population	1,426
Female Population	1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolang compares

By the 2011 count Kolang is the 5th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 1999 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kolang

Kolang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kolang from other places

Kolang lies about 13 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 36 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	Palkot	8.5 km
District headquarters	Gumla	13 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	13 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	36 km

Villages closest to Kolang

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

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Common questions about Kolang

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolang village had a population of 2,800. That makes it the 5th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Kolang village has 1,426 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolang has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kolang is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolang covers 1999 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolang falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolang is Pokla, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolang.

Kolang is about 13 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolang is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 8.5 km away. Gumla is about 13 km away. Gumlā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.