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About Kolhea Village

Kolhea is a small village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 144 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Kolhea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 144
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhea compares

By the 2011 count Kolhea is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kolhea

Kolhea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolhea as Available within village. 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 Kolhea from other places

Kolhea lies about 42 km from Gaya. 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 Kolhea
Tehsil headquarters Guraru 14 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Kolhea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhea village had a population of 276. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Kolhea village has 144 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhea has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Kolhea covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhea falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Kolhea notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolhea.

Kolhea is about 42 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhea is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 14 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera (7.3 km), Pathra (8.1 km) and Gangati (8.9 km).

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

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