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About Kolavige Village

Kolavige is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 590 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolavige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolavige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571105
Area (hectares) 434.09 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 590
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolavige compares

By the 2011 count Kolavige is the 74th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 434.09 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kolavige

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

Kolavige lies about 54 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 37 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 Kolavige
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 19 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 19 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 37 km
District headquarters Mysore 54 km

Villages closest to Kolavige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolavige village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 74th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Kolavige village has 590 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolavige has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kolavige is 571105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolavige covers 434.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolavige falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolavige is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 37 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 Kolavige.

Kolavige is about 54 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolavige is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 19 km away. Hunsūr is about 19 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar 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 Konanahosahalli (under 2 km), Mudaganur (under 2 km) and Negathur (under 2 km).

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

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