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About Koligar Village

Koligar is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 380 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koligar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koligar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 609.29 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 380
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koligar compares

By the 2011 count Koligar is the 45th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 609.29 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Koligar

Koligar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koligar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Koligar from other places

Koligar lies about 18 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, 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 Koligar
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 18 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 38 km

Villages closest to Koligar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koligar village had a population of 733. That makes it the 45th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Koligar village has 380 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koligar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Koligar is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koligar covers 609.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koligar falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Koligar is Mirjan, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koligar.

Koligar is about 18 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koligar is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 18 km away. Mirjan 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 Tattisar (under 2 km), Salkani (2.4 km) and Manadur (2.4 km).

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

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