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About Kolale Village

Kolale is a mid sized village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 518 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1179.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577112
Area (hectares) 1179.63 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 518
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolale compares

By the 2011 count Kolale is the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1179.63 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kolale

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

Kolale lies about 44 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 45 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 Kolale
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 35 km
Nearest town Someshwar 38 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 44 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 45 km

Villages closest to Kolale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolale village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Kolale village has 518 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolale has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kolale is 577112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolale covers 1179.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolale falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolale is Chikkamagaluru, about 45 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 Kolale.

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

Kolale is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 35 km away. Someshwar is about 38 km away. Chikmagalur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannur (13 km), Karekeshwara (13 km) and Muduguni (13 km).

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

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