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About Kola Village

Kola is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,819, made up of 1,465 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.87 hectares hectares.

Kola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kola village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 215.87 hectares
Population 2,819
Male Population 1,465
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kola compares

By the 2011 count Kola is the 44th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 215.87 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

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. 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 Kola from other places

Kola 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 Kola
Nearest railway station Sohawal 2.9 km
District headquarters Faizabad 15 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 15 km

Villages closest to Kola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 2,819. That makes it the 44th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Kola village has 1,465 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kola has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Kola covers 215.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kola falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kola 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 and private bus service as Available for Kola.

Kola 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.

Kola is in Sohawal 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 Dharmal Pur (under 2 km), Bhitaura (under 2 km) and Rasulpur Sakrawal (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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