About Kolavadi Village

Kolavadi is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 126 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1010.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolavadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577448
Area (hectares)	1010.93 hectares
Population	261
Male Population	126
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolavadi compares

By the 2011 count Kolavadi is the 136th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1010.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kolavadi

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

Kolavadi lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 38 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 Kolavadi
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	20 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	27 km
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	38 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	56 km

Villages closest to Kolavadi

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.

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Common questions about Kolavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolavadi village had a population of 261. That makes it the 136th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kolavadi village has 126 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolavadi has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kolavadi is 577448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolavadi covers 1010.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolavadi falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolavadi is Kenchanalu, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Kolavadi.

Kolavadi is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolavadi is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 20 km away. Someshwar is about 27 km away. Kenchanalu is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.