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About Kolshanda Village

Kolshanda is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 261 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolshanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolshanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721101
Area (hectares) 69.03 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 261
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolshanda compares

By the 2011 count Kolshanda is the 117th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 69.03 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kolshanda

Kolshanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolshanda as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Khasjangal Trailokyapur, Khayerbani, Khayerrulyachak Phulpahari and Kholamuri Chhota. 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 Kolshanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolshanda village had a population of 537. That makes it the 117th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Kolshanda village has 261 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolshanda has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kolshanda is 721101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolshanda covers 69.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolshanda falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kolshanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kolshanda is in Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kolshanda today is likely to be higher.

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