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About Kolaghatta Village

Kolaghatta is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 237 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572202
Area (hectares) 295.27 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 237
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Kolaghatta is the 126th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 295.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kolaghatta

Kolaghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolaghatta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolaghatta from other places

Kolaghatta lies about 54 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 4.7 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 Kolaghatta
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 7.4 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 16 km
District headquarters Tumkur 54 km

Villages closest to Kolaghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolaghatta village had a population of 446. That makes it the 126th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Kolaghatta village has 237 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolaghatta has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kolaghatta is 572202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolaghatta covers 295.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolaghatta falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolaghatta is Aralaguppe, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kolaghatta.

Kolaghatta is about 54 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolaghatta is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Aralaguppe is about 4.7 km away. Turuvekere is about 7.4 km away. Tiptūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolaghatta Kaval (under 2 km), Ajjanahalli (2.0 km) and Ajjenahalli (2.0 km).

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

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