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About Kolsirsi Village

Kolsirsi is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 737 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolsirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolsirsi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 378.14 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 737
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolsirsi compares

By the 2011 count Kolsirsi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 378.14 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kolsirsi

Kolsirsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolsirsi 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 Kolsirsi from other places

Kolsirsi lies about 46 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 20 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 Kolsirsi
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 20 km
Nearest town Sirsi 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 46 km

Villages closest to Kolsirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolsirsi village had a population of 1,565. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Kolsirsi village has 737 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolsirsi has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kolsirsi is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolsirsi covers 378.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolsirsi falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolsirsi is Talaguppa, about 20 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 Kolsirsi.

Kolsirsi is about 46 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolsirsi is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 5.4 km away. Talaguppa is about 20 km away. Sirsi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandisara (under 2 km), Uppadaki (under 2 km) and Kunaji (under 2 km).

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

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