About Kolka Village

Kolka is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 217 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177032, 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	Una
Tehsil	Bangana
Pincode	177032
Area (hectares)	132.03 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	217
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
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 the 51st largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 132.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

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 50 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Kolka
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	14 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	34 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangana	34 km
District headquarters	Una	50 km

Villages closest to Kolka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangana 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 412. That makes it the 51st largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Kolka village has 217 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolka has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kolka is 177032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolka covers 132.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolka falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolka is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Kolka.

Kolka is about 50 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolka is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Bangana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.