About Kolaha Village

Kolaha is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 254 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	66.09 hectares
Population	503
Male Population	254
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolaha compares

By the 2011 count Kolaha is the 122nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 66.09 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kolaha

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

Kolaha lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 21 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 Kolaha
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	3.9 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	21 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	23 km

Villages closest to Kolaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolaha village had a population of 503. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Kolaha village has 254 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolaha has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kolaha is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolaha covers 66.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolaha falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolaha is Hatwar, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolaha.

Kolaha is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolaha is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 3.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Hatwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.