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About Kolagi Village

Kolagi is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 216 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 628.16 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 216
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolagi compares

By the 2011 count Kolagi is the 99th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 628.16 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kolagi

Kolagi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolagi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kolagi from other places

Kolagi lies about 48 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 24 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 Kolagi
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 24 km
Nearest town Sāgar 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 48 km

Villages closest to Kolagi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolagi village had a population of 436. That makes it the 99th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kolagi village has 216 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolagi has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kolagi is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolagi covers 628.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolagi falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolagi is Kenchanalu, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kolagi.

Kolagi is about 48 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolagi is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 9.2 km away. Kenchanalu is about 24 km away. Sāgar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nellunde (under 2 km), Adavalli (under 2 km) and Sonale (under 2 km).

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

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