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About Kolagur Village

Kolagur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 676 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolagur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolagur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 290.85 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 676
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolagur compares

By the 2011 count Kolagur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 290.85 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kolagur

Kolagur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolagur as Available within <5 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 Kolagur from other places

Kolagur lies about 24 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 5.9 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 Kolagur
Nearest railway station Danishpet 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 10 km
District headquarters Salem 24 km

Villages closest to Kolagur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolagur village had a population of 1,371. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kolagur village has 676 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolagur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kolagur is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolagur covers 290.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolagur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolagur is Danishpet, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolagur.

Kolagur is about 24 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolagur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Danishpet is about 5.9 km away. Yercaud is about 10 km away. Salem is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suraikkayapatti (under 2 km), Elavadi (3.3 km) and Nagalur (3.4 km).

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

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