About Kola Village

Kola is a large village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,272, made up of 1,188 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bagda
Pincode	743232
Area (hectares)	217.32 hectares
Population	2,272
Male Population	1,188
Female Population	1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kola compares

By the 2011 count Kola is the 43rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 217.32 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kola

Kola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kola as Available within 5 - 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 Kola from other places

Kola lies about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 4.2 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 Kola
Nearest railway station	Thakurnagar	4.2 km
Nearest town	Gobārdānga	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagda	14 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	14 km

Villages closest to Kola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagda 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 Kola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kola village had a population of 2,272. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Kola village has 1,188 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kola has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Kola is 743232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kola covers 217.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kola falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kola is Thakurnagar, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kola.

Kola is about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kola is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 4.2 km away. Gobārdānga is about 5.9 km away. Bagda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.