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About Kola Village

Kola is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 16 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246176, 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 Pauri
Pincode 246176
Area (hectares) 53.14 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 16
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
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 Kola compares

By the 2011 count Kola is the 510th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 53.14 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1259.

Getting to Kola

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

Kola lies about 28 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 Pauri 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 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 Pauri 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 38. That makes it the 510th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kola village has 16 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kola has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kola is 246176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kola covers 53.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kola falls under Pauri 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kola.

Kola is about 28 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 Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 28 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 Pokhari Lagga Kharkola (under 2 km), Nawasi Gaon (1.8 km) and Balodh (1.9 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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