About Kolaha Village

Kolaha is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 106 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolaha village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248123
Area (hectares)	171.5 hectares
Population	198
Male Population	106
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolaha compares

By the 2011 count Kolaha is the 88th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 171.5 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kolaha

Kolaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolaha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolaha from other places

Kolaha lies about 38 km from Dehradun. 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 Kolaha
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	12 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	24 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	38 km

Villages closest to Kolaha

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

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Common questions about Kolaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolaha village had a population of 198. That makes it the 88th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kolaha village has 106 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolaha has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kolaha is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolaha covers 171.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolaha falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kolaha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolaha.

Kolaha is about 38 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolaha is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.