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About Kolwa Village

Kolwa is a large village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,224, made up of 1,060 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.78 hectares hectares.

Kolwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 342.78 hectares
Population 2,224
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolwa compares

By the 2011 count Kolwa is the 65th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 342.78 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kolwa

Kolwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kolwa from other places

Kolwa lies about 22 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur Station, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Salon 10 km
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur Station 15 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 22 km
Nearest town Raebareli 22 km

Villages closest to Kolwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salon 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 2,224. That makes it the 65th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Kolwa village has 1,060 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwa has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Kolwa covers 342.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolwa falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolwa is Lachhmanpur Station, about 15 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 for Kolwa.

Kolwa is about 22 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwa is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 10 km away. Lachhmanpur Station is about 15 km away. Rae Bareli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kol (under 2 km), Goera (under 2 km) and Ahal (under 2 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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