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About Kolar Village

Kolar is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 504 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 716 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 504
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolar compares

By the 2011 count Kolar is the 65th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 716 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kolar

Kolar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khewewal, Khoja Bet, Khurdan and Kishanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kolar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolar village had a population of 911. That makes it the 65th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Kolar village has 504 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolar has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kolar is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolar covers 716 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolar falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Kolar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kolar.

Kolar is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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