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About Kolhatha Village

Kolhatha is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 635 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Kolhatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhatha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 635
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhatha compares

By the 2011 count Kolhatha is the 30th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kolhatha

Kolhatha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolhatha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kolhatha from other places

Kolhatha lies about 11 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about under 2 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 Kolhatha
Nearest railway station Punsia under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 6.6 km
District headquarters Banka 11 km
Nearest town Bānka 11 km

Villages closest to Kolhatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhatha village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 30th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Kolhatha village has 635 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhatha has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Kolhatha covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhatha falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhatha is Punsia, about under 2 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 village for Kolhatha.

Kolhatha is about 11 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhatha is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about under 2 km away. Barahat is about 6.6 km away. Banka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapra (under 2 km), Nemua (under 2 km) and Gordhawar (under 2 km).

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

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