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About Kolihal Village

Kolihal is a mid sized village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 750 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583237
Area (hectares) 750.58 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 750
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolihal compares

By the 2011 count Kolihal is the 60th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 750.58 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kolihal

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

Kolihal lies about 26 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 16 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 Kolihal
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 16 km
Nearest town Kushtagi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 23 km
District headquarters Koppal 26 km

Villages closest to Kolihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolihal village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 60th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Kolihal village has 750 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolihal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kolihal is 583237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolihal covers 750.58 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.

Kolihal falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolihal is Linganabandi, about 16 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 Kolihal.

Kolihal is about 26 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolihal is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Linganabandi is about 16 km away. Kushtagi is about 21 km away. Yelbarga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Myadneri (2.9 km), Watparvi (3.7 km) and Hunsihal (3.8 km).

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

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