About Kolbong Khasmahal Village

Kolbong Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 297 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolbong Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolbong Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Rangli Rangliot
Pincode	734222
Area (hectares)	159.46 hectares
Population	602
Male Population	297
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolbong Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Kolbong Khasmahal is the 26th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 159.46 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kolbong Khasmahal

Kolbong Khasmahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolbong Khasmahal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolbong Khasmahal from other places

Kolbong Khasmahal lies about 21 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sivok, about 19 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 Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters	Rangli Rangliot	12 km
Nearest town	Kālimpong	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sivok	19 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	21 km

Villages closest to Kolbong Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolbong Khasmahal village had a population of 602. That makes it the 26th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Kolbong Khasmahal village has 297 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolbong Khasmahal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kolbong Khasmahal is 734222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolbong Khasmahal covers 159.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolbong Khasmahal falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kolbong Khasmahal is Sivok, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kolbong Khasmahal.

Kolbong Khasmahal is about 21 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolbong Khasmahal is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 12 km away. Kālimpong is about 15 km away. Sivok is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pubong Khasmahal (under 2 km), Reshop Bazar (4.5 km) and Teesta Valley Forest (5.5 km).

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