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About Kolva Village

Kolva is a mid sized village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 695 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.85 hectares hectares.

Kolva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Area (hectares) 106.85 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 695
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolva compares

By the 2011 count Kolva is the 112th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 106.85 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kolva

Kolva is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolva as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kolva from other places

Kolva lies about 15 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 2.9 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 Kolva
Nearest railway station Sohawal 2.9 km
District headquarters Faizabad 15 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 26 km

Villages closest to Kolva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolva village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 112th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Kolva village has 695 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolva has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Kolva covers 106.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolva falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolva is Sohawal, about 2.9 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolva.

Kolva is about 15 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolva is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about 2.9 km away. Faizabad is about 15 km away. Fyzābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danyalpur (6.2 km), Bangaona (11 km) and Ratanpur (14 km).

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

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