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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a small village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 238 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.64 hectares hectares.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 462.64 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 238
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 211th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 462.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kolgaon

Kolgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kolgaon from other places

Kolgaon lies about 35 km from Betul. 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 Kolgaon
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 5.5 km
District headquarters Betul 35 km
Nearest town Betūl 35 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolgaon village had a population of 461. That makes it the 211th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Kolgaon village has 238 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Kolgaon covers 462.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolgaon falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kolgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 35 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 5.5 km away. Betul is about 35 km away. Betūl is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamjhiri (1.8 km), Basner Kalan (2.3 km) and Barhapur (3.0 km).

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

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