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About Kolani Village

Kolani is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 268 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.36 hectares hectares.

Kolani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 442.36 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 268
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kolani compares

By the 2011 count Kolani is the 109th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 442.36 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kolani

Kolani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolani from other places

Kolani lies about 41 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 24 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 Kolani
Nearest town Pithampur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 23 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 24 km
District headquarters Indore 41 km

Villages closest to Kolani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolani village had a population of 531. That makes it the 109th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Kolani village has 268 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolani has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Kolani covers 442.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolani falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolani is Patalpani Waterfall, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolani.

Kolani is about 41 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolani is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 22 km away. Mhow is about 23 km away. Patalpani Waterfall is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phut Talab (under 2 km), Olani (1.8 km) and Julwaniya (2.0 km).

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

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