Kolaras

Kolaras is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Kolaras is located at 25°14′N 77°36′E / 25.23°N 77.6°E / 25.23; 77.6. It has an average elevation of 460 metres (1509 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kolaras had a population of 15,674. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kolaras has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 47%. In Kolaras, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Kolaras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kolaras Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: कोलारस विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as Shivpuri Kolaras, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state. This constituency was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes from 1976-2008.

Overview

Kolaras (constituency number 27) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Shivpuri district. This constituency covers the entire Kolaras tehsil of the district.

Kolaras is part of Guna Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Pichhore and Shivpuri in this district, Bamori and Guna in Guna district and Ashok Nagar, Chanderi and Mungaoli in Ashoknagar district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

As Shivpuri Kolaras constituency of Madhya Bharat: