About Kolka Village

Kolka is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 403 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	417.21 hectares
Population	794
Male Population	403
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolka compares

By the 2011 count Kolka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 417.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kolka

Kolka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolka 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 Kolka from other places

Kolka lies about 29 km from Solan. 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 Kolka
Nearest town	Shimla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	29 km
District headquarters	Solan	29 km

Villages closest to Kolka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 Kolka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolka village had a population of 794. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Kolka village has 403 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolka has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kolka is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolka covers 417.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolka falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kolka notes the nearest railway station 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 Kolka.

Kolka is about 29 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolka is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 12 km away. Darlaghat is about 29 km away. Solan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.