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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a large village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,204 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kishangarh Bas
Pincode 301405
Area (hectares) 713 hectares
Population 2,347
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 17th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 713 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kolgaon

Kolgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolgaon 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolgaon from other places

Kolgaon lies about 23 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ootwar, about 11 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 Kolgaon
Nearest railway station Ootwar 11 km
Nearest town Khairtal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh Bas 23 km
District headquarters Alwar 23 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishangarh Bas 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 Kolgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolgaon village had a population of 2,347. That makes it the 17th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Kolgaon village has 1,204 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kolgaon is 301405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolgaon covers 713 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolgaon falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Ootwar, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 23 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Ootwar is about 11 km away. Khairtal is about 17 km away. Kishangarh Bas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudeena (1.7 km), Shekhpur (1.8 km) and Khohra Peepli (2.1 km).

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

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