Kolanda, Paschim Medinipur

Not to be confused with Kolanda.

Village in West Bengal, India

Kolanda

Village

Kolanda

Location in West Bengal, India

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Kolanda

Kolanda (India)

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Coordinates: 22°05′41″N 87°31′33″E﻿ / ﻿22.0946°N 87.5257°E﻿ / 22.0946; 87.5257
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.gov.in

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.

## Geography

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8km
5miles

Adasimla

Tilantapara

Shrirampur

Kolanda

Kerur

Dubrajpur

Bhemwa

Kurumbera Fort

Moghalmari

Sabang

Narayangarh

Mohanpur

Lutunia

Khandrui

Keshiary

Kashmuli

Dhaneswarpur

Dantan

Belda

Deuli

Chaulia

Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
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

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Kolanda is located at 22°05′41″N 87°31′33″E﻿ / ﻿22.0946°N 87.5257°E﻿ / 22.0946; 87.5257.

### Area overview

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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

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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

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* Pancha ratna Shyama Sundara temple – all five pinnacles have fallen

* Shyama Sundara temple

* Terracotta relief in Shyama Sundara temple

## References

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1. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

## External links

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Cities, municipal
and census towns|

| Kharagpur subdivision|

* Balichak
* Chaulia
* Deuli
* Kalaikunda
* Kharagpur
* Kharagpur Railway Settlement

|

Medinipur Sadar subdivision|

* Amlagora
* Durllabhganj
* Dwarigeria
* Garbeta
* Midnapore
* Naba Kola

Ghatal subdivision|

* Chandrakona
* Ghatal
* Kharar
* Khirpai
* Ramjibanpur

Divisions of West Bengal

Locations
other than cities and towns|

| Kharagpur subdivision|

* Adasimla
* Belda
* Bhemwa
* Chak Bajit
* Changual
* Dantan
* Debra
* Dhaneswarpur
* Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar
* Dubrajpur
* Gangaram Chak
* Jalchak
* Kashmuli
* Kerur
* Keshiary
* Khandrui
* Kolanda
* Loyada
* Lutunia
* Madpur
* Maligram
* Matkatpur
* Mohanpur
* Narayangarh
* Pingla
* Radhamohanpur
* Raj Ballabh
* Sabang
* Salua
* Satkul
* Satyapur
* Shrirampur
* Tilantapara

|

Medinipur Sadar subdivision|

* Anandapur
* Chandra
* Chandrakona Road
* Goaltore
* Godapiasal
* Karnagarh
* Keshpur
* Pathra
* Piasala
* Pingboni
* Salboni
* Satbankura

Ghatal subdivision|

* Ajuria
* Alui
* Baikunthapur
* Birsingha
* Chaipat
* Daspur
* Dihi Baliharpur
* Gangadaspur
* Gobindanagar
* Hiradharpur
* Iswarpur
* Jalshara
* Jayantipur
* Joteghanashyam
* Kotalpur
* Lachhipur
* Laoda
* Narajole
* Palashpai
* Radhakantapur
* Radhanagar
* Shaulan
* Sonakhali
* Uttar Bar

Related topics|

* Paschim Medinipur topics
* People from Paschim Medinipur district
* Villages in Paschim Medinipur district

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