Kolanda is a village in the Sabang CD block in the

Kharagpur subdivision Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhar ...

of the

Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Kolanda is located at .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has

alluvial Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

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. 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. 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). .*For language details see Sabang (community development block)#Language and religion

Kolanda picture gallery

File:Pancha Ratna Shyama Sundara temple at Kolanda under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 01.jpg, '' Pancha ratna'' Shyama Sundara temple – all five pinnacles have fallen File:Pancha Ratna Shyama Sundara temple at Kolanda under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 08.jpg, Shyama Sundara temple File:Pancha Ratna Shyama Sundara temple at Kolanda under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 05.jpg, Terracotta relief in Shyama Sundara temple

References

External links

{{Paschim Medinipur District Villages in Paschim Medinipur district