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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GOPAL GIRWAL
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- LGD code
- 476445
- Pincode
- 453441
- Post office
- Mhow
- Population
- 531
- Households
- 84
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 311
- Distance to district centre
- 129 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 87 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 209 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 467 km
- Nearest railway station
- Patalpani Waterfall · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kolani compares
By population, Kolani ranks #107 of 168 villages in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.3%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Kolani60.3%
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal58.7%
Indore district70.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+36 vs mandal average
Kolani981
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal945
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.0 vs mandal average
Kolani6.3
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kolani at a glance
Kolani is a village of 531 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) tehsil, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 107th-largest of 168 villages in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 129 km from the Indore district centre, 23 km from Kodriya, the nearest town, 23 km from Patalpani Waterfall railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 453441, served by Mhow post office; the LGD village code is 476445. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is GOPAL GIRWAL, and the village votes in Sonkatch assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Rajesh Sonkar. The population is estimated at 626 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolani · this village | 531 | 60% | — |
| Chasya · Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) | 335 | 27% | 5.6 km SE |
| Salyamalpura · Pithampur | 309 | 29% | 8.9 km NW |
| Sajwai · Anjad | 1,098 | 42% | 9.3 km W |
| Bherughatapura · Pithampur | 159 | 36% | 9.3 km W |
| Kamadpur · Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) | 2,989 | 60% | 10.7 km N |
| Kunjrod · Pithampur | 650 | 77% | 11.1 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MHOWGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 442.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 98.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 150.26
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kolani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kolani
- LGD code
- 476445
- Pincode
- 453441
- Post office
- Mhow
- Population (Census 2011)
- 531
- Population (projected 2026)
- 626
- Households
- 84
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Coordinates
- 22.42848°N, 75.58716°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonkatch
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Rajesh Sonkar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GOPAL GIRWAL
- Block / Mandal
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)
Getting there
How to reach Kolani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal209 kmcapital
- Mumbai467 km
- Hyderabad637 km
- Delhi707 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPatalpani Waterfall23 km
- Bus stopMhow Bus Stand24 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital16 km
- ATM / bankSBI28 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump1 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of management Indore30 km
- Police stationPolice Station - Tejaji Nagar39 km
Nearest to the village
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oil Petrol Pump1.3 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kolani
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫JNV ManpurSchool3.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 453441
- KodriyaDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal14,830 pop
- DatodaDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal11,224 pop
- Gawali PalasyaDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal9,288 pop
- HarsolaDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal8,690 pop
- HasalpurDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal4,371 pop
- BhatkhediDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal4,366 pop
- JamliDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal3,924 pop
- KelodDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal3,283 pop
- Amba ChandanDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) mandal3,185 pop
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Other villages named Kolani
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Villages near Kolani
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)