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About Kolkol Village

Kolkol is a large village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,025, made up of 2,044 males and 1,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolkol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713144
Area (hectares) 521.9 hectares
Population 4,025
Male Population 2,044
Female Population 1,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kolkol compares

By the 2011 count Kolkol is the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 521.9 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Kolkol

Kolkol 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 Kolkol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Kendua Tikuri, Khamargram, Khanjuli and Khanpara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kolkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolkol village had a population of 4,025. That makes it the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Kolkol village has 2,044 males and 1,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolkol has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Kolkol is 713144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolkol covers 521.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolkol falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kolkol notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Kolkol is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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