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About Kolape Village

Kolape is a mid sized village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 739 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolape Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolape village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Pincode 416810
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 739
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolape compares

By the 2011 count Kolape is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Kolape

Kolape is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolape as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamdarwadi, Karul, Khambale and Khambalwadi. 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 Kolape

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolape village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Kolape village has 739 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolape has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Kolape is 416810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolape covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolape falls under Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kolape 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 10+ km distance for Kolape.

Kolape is in Vaibhavvadi 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 Kolape today is likely to be higher.

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