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About Kolbadia Village

Kolbadia is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 133 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolbadia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolbadia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 132.97 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 133
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolbadia compares

By the 2011 count Kolbadia is the 134th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 132.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kolbadia

Kolbadia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolbadia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolbadia from other places

Kolbadia lies about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Chakulia, about 7.1 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 Kolbadia
Nearest railway station Chakulia 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 15 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 72 km

Villages closest to Kolbadia

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

Common questions about Kolbadia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolbadia village had a population of 260. That makes it the 134th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Kolbadia village has 133 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolbadia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kolbadia is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolbadia covers 132.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolbadia falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kolbadia is Chakulia, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kolbadia is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolbadia is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chakulia is about 7.1 km away. Jamboni is about 15 km away. Jhārgrām is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlagura (4.8 km), Pashchim Purnapani (5.5 km) and Amtalia (5.5 km).

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

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