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About Kolanda Village

Kolanda is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 763 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721467, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721467
Area (hectares) 87.51 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 763
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolanda compares

By the 2011 count Kolanda is the 51st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 87.51 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kolanda

Kolanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolanda 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khelna, Khepal, Khorai and Khunkhunya. 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 Kolanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolanda village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 51st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kolanda village has 763 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolanda has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kolanda is 721467. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolanda covers 87.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kolanda falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kolanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kolanda.

Kolanda is in Sabang 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 Kolanda today is likely to be higher.

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