About Kolalu Village

Kolalu is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,290 males and 1,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2925.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Holalkere
Pincode	577533
Area (hectares)	2925.37 hectares
Population	2,529
Male Population	1,290
Female Population	1,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolalu compares

By the 2011 count Kolalu is the 10th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 2925.37 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kolalu

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

Kolalu lies about 45 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 8.4 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 Kolalu
Nearest railway station	Hosadurga Road	8.4 km
Nearest town	Hosadurga	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Holalkere	20 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	45 km

Villages closest to Kolalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolalu village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 10th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kolalu village has 1,290 males and 1,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolalu has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kolalu is 577533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolalu covers 2925.37 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.

Kolalu falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolalu is Hosadurga Road, about 8.4 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 Kolalu.

Kolalu is about 45 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolalu is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosadurga Road is about 8.4 km away. Hosadurga is about 11 km away. Holalkere is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.