# Kolanda Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kolanda

Kolanda is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,520 people in 332 households**, the 52nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,520people (2011)
- 332households
- 86.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kolanda

Of every 100 households in Kolanda in 2011, 61 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolanda · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kolanda?

■ Kolanda · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**952

Working population ****48.9%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (23%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (17%) · **■** Marginal 318 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sabang

- Daspur1,600 people
- Tilantapara1,593 people
- Chak Madhab1,569 people
- Kundara1,553 people
- Dakshinbar1,467 people
- Mogiani Chak Part-II1,443 people
- Singpur Fatechar1,408 people
- Birkota1,370 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kolanda?1,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kolanda?86.1% (Census 2011)