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About Kolara Village

Kolara is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 249 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Pincode 441809
Area (hectares) 230.1 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 249
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolara compares

By the 2011 count Kolara is the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 230.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kolara

Kolara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kolara from other places

Kolara lies about 34 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Barabhati, about 21 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 Kolara
Nearest railway station Barabhati 21 km
Nearest town Pawni 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 34 km
District headquarters Bhandara 34 km

Villages closest to Kolara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolara village had a population of 517. That makes it the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Kolara village has 249 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolara has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kolara is 441809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolara covers 230.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolara falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolara is Barabhati, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Kolara.

Kolara is about 34 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolara is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Barabhati is about 21 km away. Pawni is about 33 km away. Lakhani is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampuri (3.3 km), Nanhori (3.3 km) and Gurdha (3.5 km).

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

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