Kolanda is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kolanda | |
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Village | |
  Kolanda Location in West Bengal, India  Kolanda Kolanda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°05′41″N 87°31′33″E / 22.0946°N 87.5257°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,520 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721467 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03228 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sabang |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Geography edit
5miles
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
Kolanda is located at 22°05′41″N 87°31′33″E / 22.0946°N 87.5257°E.
Area overview edit
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kolanda had a total population of 1,520, of which 763 (50%) were males and 757 (50%) were females. There were 200 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kolanda was 1,320 (86.14% of the population over 6 years).[3]
.*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion
Kolanda picture gallery edit
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Pancha ratna Shyama Sundara temple – all five pinnacles have fallen -
Shyama Sundara temple -
Terracotta relief in Shyama Sundara temple
References edit
- ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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