About Kolhan Village

Kolhan is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 867 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.06 hectares hectares.

Kolhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	73.06 hectares
Population	1,662
Male Population	867
Female Population	795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 Kolhan compares

By the 2011 count Kolhan is the 65th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 73.06 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kolhan

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

Kolhan lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 6.0 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 Kolhan
Nearest railway station	Milangarh	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	18 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	30 km
District headquarters	Katihar	38 km

Villages closest to Kolhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhan village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 65th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Kolhan village has 867 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Kolhan covers 73.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kolhan falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhan is Milangarh, about 6.0 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 Kolhan.

Kolhan is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhan is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Milangarh is about 6.0 km away. Azamnagar is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.