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About Koleang Village

Koleang is a large village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,015, made up of 1,089 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koleang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koleang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Pakar Tanr
Pincode 835228
Area (hectares) 909.58 hectares
Population 2,015
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Koleang compares

By the 2011 count Koleang is the 5th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 909.58 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Koleang

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

Koleang lies about 38 km from Simdega, 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 Koleang
Nearest town Gumlā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakar Tanr 31 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 36 km
District headquarters Simdega 38 km

Villages closest to Koleang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 Koleang

As per the Census of India 2011, Koleang village had a population of 2,015. That makes it the 5th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Koleang village has 1,089 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koleang has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Koleang is 835228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koleang covers 909.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koleang falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Koleang 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 Koleang.

Koleang is about 38 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koleang is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Gumlā is about 13 km away. Pakar Tanr is about 31 km away. Pokla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lailonga (18 km), Katasaru (18 km) and Serlonga (19 km).

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

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