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About Kolhna Village

Kolhna is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,086, made up of 1,066 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares.

Kolhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 2,086
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Kolhna compares

By the 2011 count Kolhna is the 27th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kolhna

Kolhna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhna 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 Kolhna from other places

Kolhna lies about 47 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 11 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 Kolhna
Nearest town Silao 10 km
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 34 km
District headquarters Gaya 47 km

Villages closest to Kolhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhna village had a population of 2,086. That makes it the 27th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Kolhna village has 1,066 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhna has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Kolhna covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhna falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhna is Khudaganj Bazar, about 11 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 Kolhna.

Kolhna is about 47 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhna is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Silao is about 10 km away. Khudaganj Bazar is about 11 km away. Wazirganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhaura (10 km), Orail (10 km) and Amaitha (11 km).

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

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