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About Kolikeri Village

Kolikeri is a mid sized village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 405 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1047.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolikeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolikeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581412
Area (hectares) 1047.12 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 405
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolikeri compares

By the 2011 count Kolikeri is the 21st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1047.12 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kolikeri

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

Kolikeri lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 32 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 Kolikeri
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 10 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 32 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 47 km

Villages closest to Kolikeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolikeri village had a population of 824. That makes it the 21st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kolikeri village has 405 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolikeri has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kolikeri is 581412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolikeri covers 1047.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolikeri falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolikeri is Ambewadi, about 32 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 Kolikeri.

Kolikeri is about 47 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolikeri is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 10 km away. Yellāpur is about 10 km away. Ambewadi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belegeri (6.9 km), Jaddigadde (7.4 km) and Madnur (7.5 km).

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

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