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About Kolawa Village

Kolawa is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 907 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 344.59 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 907
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Kolawa compares

By the 2011 count Kolawa is the 141st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 344.59 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kolawa

Kolawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolawa 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 Kolawa from other places

Kolawa lies about 32 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 30 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 Kolawa
Nearest town Bhinga 14 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 32 km

Villages closest to Kolawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolawa village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 141st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Kolawa village has 907 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolawa has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kolawa is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolawa covers 344.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolawa falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolawa is Kauwapur, about 30 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 Kolawa.

Kolawa is about 32 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolawa is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Bhinga is about 14 km away. Kauwapur is about 30 km away. Balrampur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahawa (3.0 km), Andhar Purwa (4.2 km) and Karmaiti (7.1 km).

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

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