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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 558 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928.2 hectares hectares.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 928.2 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 558
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 52nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 928.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

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 52 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chhidgaon, about 14 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 railway station Chhidgaon 14 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 22 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 52 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 1,055. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Kolgaon village has 558 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Kolgaon covers 928.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolgaon falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Chhidgaon, about 14 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 52 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Chhidgaon is about 14 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 17 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Richhi (1.7 km), Kund Kalan (3.3 km) and Achanagaon (3.9 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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