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About Kolagad Village

Kolagad is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 80 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,362 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolagad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolagad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 177.5 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 80
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,362
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolagad compares

By the 2011 count Kolagad is the 131st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 177.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1243.

Getting to Kolagad

Kolagad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolagad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kolagad from other places

Kolagad lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Kolagad
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Kolagad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolagad village had a population of 189. That makes it the 131st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kolagad village has 80 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolagad has about 1362 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kolagad is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolagad covers 177.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolagad falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolagad is Kotdwara, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolagad.

Kolagad is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolagad is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatulgaon (under 2 km), Senala (1.9 km) and Gheri (2.2 km).

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

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