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About Kolwa Village

Kolwa is a large village in Haidergarh tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,479, made up of 1,248 males and 1,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.76 hectares hectares.

Kolwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Haidergarh
Area (hectares) 139.76 hectares
Population 2,479
Male Population 1,248
Female Population 1,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolwa compares

By the 2011 count Kolwa is the 59th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents. Its 139.76 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kolwa

Kolwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolwa from other places

Kolwa lies about 23 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Chhandrauli, about 4.5 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 Kolwa
Nearest railway station Chhandrauli 4.5 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haidergarh 23 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 23 km

Villages closest to Kolwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwa village had a population of 2,479. That makes it the 59th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents.

Kolwa village has 1,248 males and 1,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kolwa covers 139.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kolwa falls under Haidergarh tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolwa is Chhandrauli, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Kolwa is in Haidergarh tehsil of Bara Banki district. Chhandrauli is about 4.5 km away. Zaidpur is about 13 km away. Haidergarh 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 Kamala Pur (under 2 km), Paharapur Ghat (1.6 km) and Karme Mau (1.9 km).

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

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