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About Kolvi Village

Kolvi is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 123 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolvi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326514
Area (hectares) 820.3 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 123
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolvi compares

By the 2011 count Kolvi is the 165th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 820.3 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 949.

Getting to Kolvi

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

Kolvi lies about 93 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about under 2 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 Kolvi
Nearest railway station Chowmahala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 2.4 km
Nearest town Alot 20 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 93 km

Villages closest to Kolvi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolvi village had a population of 233. That makes it the 165th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Kolvi village has 123 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolvi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kolvi is 326514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolvi covers 820.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolvi falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kolvi is Chowmahala, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Kolvi.

Kolvi is about 93 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolvi is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about under 2 km away. Gangdhar is about 2.4 km away. Alot is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolvi Mandi Rajendrapur (under 2 km), Bilawali (under 2 km) and Gol Kheri (1.9 km).

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

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