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About Koloshi Village

Koloshi is a mid sized village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 432 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.21 hectares hectares.

Koloshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koloshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 809.21 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 432
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koloshi compares

By the 2011 count Koloshi is the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 809.21 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Koloshi

Koloshi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koloshi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karul, Kasaral, Kasarde and Kasavan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Koloshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Koloshi village had a population of 898. That makes it the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Koloshi village has 432 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koloshi has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Koloshi covers 809.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koloshi falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Koloshi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Koloshi.

Koloshi is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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