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About Koltha Village

Koltha is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 69 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koltha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koltha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 89.31 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 69
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
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 Koltha compares

By the 2011 count Koltha is the 47th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 89.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Koltha

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

Koltha 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 Koltha
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 Koltha

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 Koltha

As per the Census of India 2011, Koltha village had a population of 155. That makes it the 47th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Koltha village has 69 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koltha has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Koltha is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koltha covers 89.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koltha falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Koltha 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koltha.

Koltha 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.

Koltha 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 Kolta (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 Koltha today is likely to be higher.

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