About Kolbong Village

Kolbong is a mid sized village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 445 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolbong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolbong village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734201
Area (hectares)	291.78 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	445
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolbong compares

By the 2011 count Kolbong is the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 291.78 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kolbong

Kolbong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolbong as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolbong from other places

Kolbong lies about 12 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 12 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 Kolbong
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	12 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	12 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	12 km

Villages closest to Kolbong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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.

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Common questions about Kolbong

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolbong village had a population of 885. That makes it the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Kolbong village has 445 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolbong has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kolbong is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolbong covers 291.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolbong falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kolbong is Darjeeling, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kolbong is about 12 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolbong is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 12 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 12 km away. Darjiling is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.