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About Kola Village

Kola is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 19 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,684 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246124, 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 Kotdwara
Pincode 246124
Area (hectares) 48.89 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 19
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,684
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 234th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 48.89 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1139.

Getting to Kola

Kola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kola as Available within 5 - 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
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 Kotdwara 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 51. That makes it the 234th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Kola village has 19 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kola has about 1684 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Kola is 246124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kola covers 48.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kola falls under Kotdwara 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 5 - 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 Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teli Wara (under 2 km), Umalda (2.4 km) and Dangala (2.9 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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