Kolanda, Paschim Medinipur

Not to be confused with Kolanda.

Kolanda
Village
Kolanda Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kolanda Kolanda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°05′41″N87°31′33″E / 22.0946°N 87.5257°E / 22.0946; 87.5257 Coordinates: 22°05′41″N87°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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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

Kolanda is located at 22°05′41″N87°31′33″E / 22.0946°N 87.5257°E / 22.0946; 87.5257 .

Area overview

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

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
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  Shyama Sundara temple
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  Terracotta relief in Shyama Sundara temple

References

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.