About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a large village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,930, made up of 1,543 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Gidhaur
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	2,930
Male Population	1,543
Female Population	1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhua from other places

Kolhua lies about 7.7 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 4.6 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 Kolhua
Tehsil headquarters	Gidhaur	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Chaura BH	4.6 km
District headquarters	Jamui	7.7 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	7.7 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

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

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Common questions about Kolhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua village had a population of 2,930. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Kolhua village has 1,543 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Kolhua covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kolhua falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Chaura BH, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 7.7 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Gidhaur is about 4.1 km away. Chaura BH is about 4.6 km away. Jamui is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.