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About Kola Village

Kola is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 906 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kola village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Pincode 274701
Area (hectares) 131.06 hectares
Population 1,942
Male Population 906
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kola compares

By the 2011 count Kola is the 74th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 131.06 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kola

Kola 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 Kola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kola from other places

Kola lies about 39 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 4.8 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 Kola
Nearest railway station Bankata 4.8 km
Nearest town Lar 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 14 km
District headquarters Deoria 39 km

Villages closest to Kola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kola village had a population of 1,942. That makes it the 74th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Kola village has 906 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kola has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kola is 274701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kola covers 131.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kola falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kola is Bankata, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Kola is about 39 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kola is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Bankata is about 4.8 km away. Lar is about 9.5 km away. Salempur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapra Prayag (under 2 km), Dol Chhapra (under 2 km) and Ropan Chhapra (under 2 km).

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

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