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About Kolasa Village

Kolasa is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,900, made up of 932 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.96 hectares hectares.

Kolasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolasa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 623.96 hectares
Population 1,900
Male Population 932
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolasa compares

By the 2011 count Kolasa is the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 623.96 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kolasa

Kolasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolasa as Available within village. 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 Kolasa from other places

Kolasa lies about 22 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 4.1 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 Kolasa
Nearest railway station Paras 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 4.5 km
Nearest town Bālāpur 4.5 km
District headquarters Akola 22 km

Villages closest to Kolasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolasa village had a population of 1,900. That makes it the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Kolasa village has 932 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolasa has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kolasa covers 623.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolasa falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolasa is Paras, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolasa.

Kolasa is about 22 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolasa is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Paras is about 4.1 km away. Balapur is about 4.5 km away. Bālāpur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satargaon (1.8 km), Mandoli (1.9 km) and Manarkhed (3.5 km).

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

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