About Kolad Village

Kolad is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 439 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	834010
Area (hectares)	513.61 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	439
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Kolad compares

By the 2011 count Kolad is the 48th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 513.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kolad

Kolad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolad 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 Kolad from other places

Kolad lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 16 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 Kolad
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	17 km
Nearest town	Khunti	19 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	20 km

Villages closest to Kolad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolad village had a population of 863. That makes it the 48th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kolad village has 439 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolad has about 966 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kolad is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolad covers 513.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolad falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolad is Balasiring, about 16 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 Kolad.

Kolad is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolad is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 16 km away. Namkum is about 17 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.