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About Kolta Village

Kolta is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 52 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 77.9 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 52
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,692
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 Kolta compares

By the 2011 count Kolta is the 56th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 77.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1158.

Getting to Kolta

Kolta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolta 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 Kolta from other places

Kolta lies about 49 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 55 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 Kolta
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 7.4 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 7.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 49 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 55 km

Villages closest to Kolta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolta village had a population of 140. That makes it the 56th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Kolta village has 52 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolta has about 1692 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Kolta is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolta covers 77.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolta falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolta is Rishikesh, about 55 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 Kolta.

Kolta is about 49 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolta is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 7.4 km away. Srīnagar is about 7.4 km away. Garhwal is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koltha (under 2 km), Katta Kholi (under 2 km) and Jhala (under 2 km).

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

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