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About Kolu Vair Village

Kolu Vair is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 15 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolu Vair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolu Vair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 25.28 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 15
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,467
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 Kolu Vair compares

By the 2011 count Kolu Vair is the 255th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 25.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1159.

Getting to Kolu Vair

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

Kolu Vair lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 43 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 Kolu Vair
Nearest town Almora 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 23 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 43 km

Villages closest to Kolu Vair

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Kolu Vair

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolu Vair village had a population of 37. That makes it the 255th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kolu Vair village has 15 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolu Vair has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Kolu Vair is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolu Vair covers 25.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolu Vair falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolu Vair is Kathgodam, about 43 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 Kolu Vair.

Kolu Vair is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolu Vair is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 16 km away. Gangolihat is about 23 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are San (3.2 km), Sanarkhola Gunth (3.2 km) and Susan (3.2 km).

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

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