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About Kolathur Village

Kolathur is a mid sized village in Srinivaspur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 603 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Srinivaspur
Pincode 563138
Area (hectares) 452.21 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 603
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolathur compares

By the 2011 count Kolathur is the 25th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 452.21 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kolathur

Kolathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kolathur from other places

Kolathur lies about 22 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Srinivasapura, about 12 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 Kolathur
Nearest railway station Srinivasapura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinivaspur 12 km
Nearest town Srīnivāspur 12 km
District headquarters Kolar 22 km

Villages closest to Kolathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolathur village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 25th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kolathur village has 603 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolathur has about 973 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Kolathur is 563138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolathur covers 452.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolathur falls under Srinivaspur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolathur is Srinivasapura, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Kolathur.

Kolathur is about 22 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolathur is in Srinivaspur tehsil of Kolar district. Srinivasapura is about 12 km away. Srinivaspur is about 12 km away. Srīnivāspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindiganagara (under 2 km), Kattibissanahalli (under 2 km) and Uppakunte (2.0 km).

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

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