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About Kolana Village

Kolana is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,410, made up of 1,748 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 288.38 hectares
Population 3,410
Male Population 1,748
Female Population 1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolana compares

By the 2011 count Kolana is the 27th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 288.38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kolana

Kolana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolana as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolana from other places

Kolana lies about 43 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 6.9 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 Kolana
Nearest railway station Kailahat 6.9 km
Nearest town Ahraura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 11 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 43 km

Villages closest to Kolana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolana village had a population of 3,410. That makes it the 27th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kolana village has 1,748 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolana has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Kolana is 231304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolana covers 288.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolana falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolana is Kailahat, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolana.

Kolana is about 43 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolana is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Kailahat is about 6.9 km away. Ahraura is about 11 km away. Chunar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukunpur (under 2 km), Jamin English Shikarpur (1.5 km) and Shikarpur (1.5 km).

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

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