About Kolar Village

Kolar is a large village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,874, made up of 1,501 males and 1,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173020
Area (hectares)	461 hectares
Population	2,874
Male Population	1,501
Female Population	1,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolar compares

By the 2011 count Kolar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 461 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kolar

Kolar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolar from other places

Kolar lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kolar
Nearest town	Nāhan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	21 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Jagadhri Workshop	44 km

Villages closest to Kolar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kolar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolar village had a population of 2,874. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kolar village has 1,501 males and 1,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kolar is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolar covers 461 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolar falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolar is Jagadhri Workshop, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolar.

Kolar is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolar is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 21 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.