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About Kolagi Village

Kolagi is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 769 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, 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 Shikarpur
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 320.79 hectares
Population 1,549
Male Population 769
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 43rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 320.79 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 71 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, 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 Kolagi
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 27 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 27 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 38 km
District headquarters Shimoga 71 km

Villages closest to Kolagi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur 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 1,549. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kolagi village has 769 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolagi has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kolagi is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolagi covers 320.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolagi falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolagi is Balegundi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kolagi.

Kolagi is about 71 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 Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 27 km away. Shikaripura is about 27 km away. Balegundi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddihalli (under 2 km), Thogarsi (3.2 km) and Shankrikoppa (3.2 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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