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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a small village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 167 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.92 hectares hectares.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 181.92 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 167
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 129th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 181.92 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kolgaon

Kolgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 30 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 9.9 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 Kolgaon
Nearest town Sārni 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 10 km
District headquarters Betul 30 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 337. That makes it the 129th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Kolgaon village has 167 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Kolgaon covers 181.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolgaon falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Ghoradongri, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 30 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 Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 8.1 km away. Ghoradongri is about 9.9 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Markadhana (under 2 km), Jajalpur (1.8 km) and Jajbodi (2.1 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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