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About Koligere Village

Koligere is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 417 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koligere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koligere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 526.63 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 417
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Koligere compares

By the 2011 count Koligere is the 80th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 526.63 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Koligere

Koligere is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Koligere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koligere from other places

Koligere lies about 21 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Doddabele, about 10 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 Koligere
Nearest railway station Doddabele 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 16 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 16 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 21 km

Villages closest to Koligere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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.

Common questions about Koligere

As per the Census of India 2011, Koligere village had a population of 800. That makes it the 80th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Koligere village has 417 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koligere has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Koligere is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koligere covers 526.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koligere falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Koligere is Doddabele, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koligere.

Koligere is about 21 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koligere is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Doddabele is about 10 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 16 km away. Doddaballapura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamana Agrahara (under 2 km), Akkathammanahalli (2.0 km) and Sakkaregollahalli (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Koligere today is likely to be higher.

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