Kalara

Kalara কোলড়া kolorah
Town
Kalara Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°35′N 88°11′E / 22.59°N 88.19°ECoordinates: 22°35′N 88°11′E / 22.59°N 88.19°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population (2001)
• Total	23,129
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	711411
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Domjur
Website	howrah.gov.in
About one Km from Dhulagori Logistic Centre

Kolorah, earlier known as Kalara is a census town under Domjur police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

Geography

Kalara is located at 22°35′30″N 88°11′47″E / 22.5918°N 88.19649°E It is broadly subdivided into four zones

1. South Kolorah, have a madrasah named Majahirul Ulum Islamia Senior Madrasah and a Market named Karbala Bazar and Karbala G M Primary School and Kolorah Haji Abdul Ohab Institution and one Primary Health Centre.
2. North Kolorah,have a Bazar, Kolorah High School and a Madrasah
3. Maddhya (Middle) Kolorah

$ New Kolorah. Kolorah villagers have a Kolorah Bazaar, a Post Office, a few Temples & a few Masjids (Mosque) Two High schools, Kolorah High School (H.S,) & Karbala Haji Abdul Ohab Institution

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Kalara had a population of 23,129. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalara has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 60%. In Kalara, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most of the people of kolorah are Zari worker and some are Darjee in profession they deal in Kolkata Barabazar.

References

1. "District-wise list of statutory towns". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.