About Kolavi Village

Kolavi is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,066, made up of 2,105 males and 1,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2742.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolavi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591122
Area (hectares)	2742.84 hectares
Population	4,066
Male Population	2,105
Female Population	1,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolavi compares

By the 2011 count Kolavi is the 40th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 2742.84 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 988.

Getting to Kolavi

Kolavi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolavi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolavi from other places

Kolavi lies about 44 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 16 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 Kolavi
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	16 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	44 km

Villages closest to Kolavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolavi village had a population of 4,066. That makes it the 40th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Kolavi village has 2,105 males and 1,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolavi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kolavi is 591122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolavi covers 2742.84 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.

Kolavi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolavi is Parakanahatti, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kolavi is about 44 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolavi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak is about 8.6 km away. Parakanahatti is about 16 km away. Belgaum is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.