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About Kola Village

Kola is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 9 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 7.93 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 9
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 Kola compares

By the 2011 count Kola is the 211th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 7.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kola

Kola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kola 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 Kola from other places

Kola lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Kola
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 3.9 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km

Villages closest to Kola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kola village had a population of 27. That makes it the 211th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Kola village has 9 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kola has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kola is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kola covers 7.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kola falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kola is Kotdwara, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kola.

Kola is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kola is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 3.9 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhasmani (under 2 km), Markot (under 2 km) and Math Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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