Kola | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Kola Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kola Kola (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°59′29″N88°21′54″E / 22.99125°N 88.364969°E /22.99125; 88.364969 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,271 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 03454 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balagarh |
| Website | hooghly |
Kola is acensus town inChinsurah Mogra CD Block inChinsurah subdivision ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Kola is located at22°59′29″N88°21′54″E / 22.99125°N 88.364969°E /22.99125; 88.364969.[1]
Hansghara, Kola,Alikhoja,Amodghata,Shankhanagar andChak Bansberia form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side ofBansberia and includesMogra and Bara Khejuria (outgrowth).[1]
The area is composed of flatalluvial plains that form a part of theGangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidalHooghly River is highly industrialised.[2]
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of theHooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.[3]
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[4] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[5]
The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
| Climate data for Kola, Hooghly (1981–2010, extremes 1968–2009) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.8 (103.6) | 44.5 (112.1) | 45.5 (113.9) | 46.2 (115.2) | 42.3 (108.1) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 46.2 (115.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 35.1 (95.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) | 26.8 (1.06) | 41.7 (1.64) | 63.6 (2.50) | 131.0 (5.16) | 272.7 (10.74) | 294.0 (11.57) | 261.4 (10.29) | 251.7 (9.91) | 133.6 (5.26) | 26.2 (1.03) | 6.8 (0.27) | 1,521.1 (59.89) |
| Average rainy days | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 74.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 60 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 63 | 71 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[6][7] | |||||||||||||
As per2011 Census of India Kola had a total population of 7,271 of which 3,642 (50%) were males and 3,629 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 687. The total number of literates in Kola was 5,327 (80.91% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Mogra railway station is the nearest railway station.
