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About Kolathuru Village

Kolathuru is a large village in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,304, made up of 1,140 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolathuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolathuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Tirumakudal Narsipur
Pincode 571120
Area (hectares) 436.06 hectares
Population 2,304
Male Population 1,140
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolathuru compares

By the 2011 count Kolathuru is the 43rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 436.06 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kolathuru

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

Kolathuru lies about 37 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Mandya, about 29 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 Kolathuru
Tehsil headquarters Tirumakudal Narsipur 12 km
Nearest town Bannūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Mandya 29 km
District headquarters Mysore 37 km

Villages closest to Kolathuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirumakudal Narsipur 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 Kolathuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolathuru village had a population of 2,304. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Kolathuru village has 1,140 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolathuru has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kolathuru is 571120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolathuru covers 436.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolathuru falls under Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolathuru is Mandya, about 29 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 Kolathuru.

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

Kolathuru is in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district. Tirumakudal Narsipur is about 12 km away. Bannūr is about 14 km away. Mandya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maliyuru (2.2 km), Mudukanapura (2.7 km) and Halavara (2.8 km).

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

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