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About Kolagunda Village

Kolagunda is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 880 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolagunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolagunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573125
Area (hectares) 464.33 hectares
Population 1,731
Male Population 880
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolagunda compares

By the 2011 count Kolagunda is the 20th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 464.33 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kolagunda

Kolagunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolagunda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolagunda from other places

Kolagunda lies about 37 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 6.5 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 Kolagunda
Nearest railway station Banavar 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 37 km

Villages closest to Kolagunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolagunda village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 20th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Kolagunda village has 880 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolagunda has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kolagunda is 573125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolagunda covers 464.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolagunda falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolagunda is Banavar, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolagunda.

Kolagunda is about 37 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolagunda is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 6.5 km away. Arsikere is about 16 km away. Hassan is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasipura (under 2 km), Beluvalli (2.3 km) and Mavuthanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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