About Koila Village

Koila 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 5,961, made up of 2,911 males and 3,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1899.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koila village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574241
Area (hectares)	1899.21 hectares
Population	5,961
Male Population	2,911
Female Population	3,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koila compares

By the 2011 count Koila is the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1899.21 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Koila

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

Koila lies about 8.2 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 4.5 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 Koila
Nearest railway station	Narimogaru	4.5 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	11 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	11 km

Villages closest to Koila

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 Koila

As per the Census of India 2011, Koila village had a population of 5,961. That makes it the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Koila village has 2,911 males and 3,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koila has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Koila is 574241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koila covers 1899.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Koila is Narimogaru, about 4.5 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 Koila.

Koila is about 8.2 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koila is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Narimogaru is about 4.5 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 8.2 km away. Puttur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.