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Kolebira
Village
Kolebira is located in Jharkhand
Kolebira
Kolebira
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kolebira is located in India
Kolebira
Kolebira
Kolebira (India)
Coordinates: 22°42′15″N 84°41′34″E / 22.7043°N 84.6929°E / 22.7043; 84.6929
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSimdega
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,423
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835226
Telephone/ STD code06525
Vehicle registrationJH 20
Literacy71.33%
Lok Sabha constituencyKhunti
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKolebira
Websitesimdega.nic.in

Kolebira is a village in the Kolebira CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Kolebira is located at 22°42′15″N 84°41′34″E / 22.7043°N 84.6929°E / 22.7043; 84.6929

Area overview[edit | edit source]

In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

There is a police station at Kolebira.[2]

The headquarters of Kolebira CD block are located at Kolebira village.[3]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kolebira had a total population of 4,659, of which 2,378 (51%) were males and 2,281 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 686. The total number of literate persons in Kolebira was 3,332 (83.87% of the population over 6 years.[4]

(*For language details see Kolebira block#Language and religion)

Education[edit | edit source]

S.K.Bage College was established in 1985 at Kolebira. It offers degree courses in arts, science and commerce.[5][6]

S.S. High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching in class I to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 945 books.[7]

Government High School Kolebira (Girls) is a Hindi-medium institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a library with 269 books and has 2 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[8]

S.K.Bage Inter College Kolebira is a Hindi-medium coeducational institute established in 1972. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. It has a playground and a library with 3032 books.[9]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institute established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a library with 796 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[10]

Children's Academy English Medium School is a coeducational institute established in 2015. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. The school has a playground.[11]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Kolebira.[12]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376654, pages 102-103. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. "S.K.Bage College, Kolebira". IndCareer. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. "S.K.Bage College". Sarkari Exams. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. "SS High School Kolebira". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. "UPG Govt HS Kolebira (Girls)". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. "SK Bage Inter College Kolebira". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. "KGBV Kolebira". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. "Children Academy English Medium School". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. "Hospitals". Simdega district administration. Retrieved 3 November 2021.