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About Kolagi Village

Kolagi is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 495 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577424, 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 Tirthahalli
Pincode 577424
Area (hectares) 1083.09 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 495
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 27th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 1083.09 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

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 51 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 41 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 Tirthahalli 6.7 km
Nearest town Someshwar 23 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 41 km
District headquarters Shimoga 51 km

Villages closest to Kolagi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirthahalli 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 992. That makes it the 27th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kolagi village has 495 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolagi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kolagi is 577424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolagi covers 1083.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolagi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolagi is Arasalu, about 41 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 51 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 Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 6.7 km away. Someshwar is about 23 km away. Arasalu is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolagibylu (under 2 km), Guddekoppa (under 2 km) and Alageri (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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