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About Kollur Village

Kollur is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 369 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kollur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kollur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574154
Area (hectares) 316.73 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 369
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kollur compares

By the 2011 count Kollur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 316.73 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kollur

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

Kollur lies about 52 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 5.7 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 Kollur
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 5.7 km
Nearest town Mūdbidri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 21 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 52 km

Villages closest to Kollur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kollur village had a population of 778. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kollur village has 369 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kollur has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kollur is 574154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kollur covers 316.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kollur falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kollur is Nandikoor, about 5.7 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 Kollur.

Kollur is about 52 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kollur is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Nandikoor is about 5.7 km away. Mūdbidri is about 16 km away. Mangalore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balkunje (under 2 km), Kavathar (2.3 km) and Elinje (3.2 km).

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

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