About Kolthige Village

Kolthige is one of the larger villages in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,095, made up of 3,038 males and 3,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3138.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolthige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolthige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574212
Area (hectares)	3138.19 hectares
Population	6,095
Male Population	3,038
Female Population	3,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolthige compares

By the 2011 count Kolthige is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 3138.19 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1013.

Getting to Kolthige

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

Kolthige lies about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 9.1 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 Kolthige
Nearest railway station	Kaniuru	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	19 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	19 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	23 km

Villages closest to Kolthige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolthige village had a population of 6,095. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Kolthige village has 3,038 males and 3,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolthige has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kolthige is 574212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolthige covers 3138.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolthige falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolthige is Kaniuru, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Kolthige.

Kolthige is about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolthige is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 9.1 km away. Puttur is about 19 km away. Puttūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.