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About Kholan Village

Kholan is a large village in Titlagarh tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,392, made up of 1,249 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Titlagarh
Pincode 767066
Area (hectares) 434 hectares
Population 2,392
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kholan compares

By the 2011 count Kholan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 434 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kholan

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

Kholan lies about 91 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Kutrukhamar PH, about 10 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 Kholan
Nearest railway station Kutrukhamar PH 10 km
Nearest town Bhawānipatna 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Titlagarh 34 km
District headquarters Balangir 91 km

Villages closest to Kholan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholan village had a population of 2,392. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Kholan village has 1,249 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kholan is 767066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholan covers 434 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholan falls under Titlagarh tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kholan is Kutrukhamar PH, about 10 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 village for Kholan.

Kholan is about 91 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholan is in Titlagarh tehsil of Balangir district. Kutrukhamar PH is about 10 km away. Bhawānipatna is about 15 km away. Titlagarh 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 Gandhargala (28 km), Khaliapara (30 km) and Belpadar (34 km).

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

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