Skip to main content

About Kolda Village

Kolda is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 33 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 48.88 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 33
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolda compares

By the 2011 count Kolda is the 103rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 48.88 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1152.

Getting to Kolda

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

Kolda lies about 62 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 52 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 Kolda
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 15 km
Nearest town Pauri 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 52 km
District headquarters Chamoli 62 km

Villages closest to Kolda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolda village had a population of 74. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kolda village has 33 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolda has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kolda is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolda covers 48.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolda falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolda is Kotdwara, about 52 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 km distance for Kolda.

Kolda is about 62 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolda is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 36 km away. Kotdwara is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Airas (2.5 km), Bairasu (2.5 km) and Bingar (2.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All