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About Kolara Village

Kolara is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 495 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 120.55 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 495
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolara compares

By the 2011 count Kolara is the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 120.55 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kolara

Kolara 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 Kolara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamarpara, Kanpara, Karinya and Khamargachhi. 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 Kolara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolara village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Kolara village has 495 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolara has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kolara is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolara covers 120.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolara falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kolara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kolara is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli 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 Kolara today is likely to be higher.

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