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About Kolur Village

Kolur is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 412 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577113
Area (hectares) 408.1 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 412
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolur compares

By the 2011 count Kolur is the 41st largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 408.1 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kolur

Kolur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kolur from other places

Kolur lies about 30 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 28 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 Kolur
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 28 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 30 km

Villages closest to Kolur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolur village had a population of 842. That makes it the 41st largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kolur village has 412 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kolur is 577113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolur covers 408.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolur falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolur is Sakleshpur, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolur.

Kolur is about 30 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolur is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 5.7 km away. Sakleshpur is about 28 km away. Chikmagalur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halike (under 2 km), Phalguni (1.6 km) and Bakki (1.9 km).

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

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