About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 994 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	1,938
Male Population	994
Female Population	944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 911.

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 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 17 km from Nalanda, 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 Kolhua
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	7.0 km
Nearest town	Silao	10 km
Nearest railway station	Khudaganj Bazar	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	17 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ben 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 1,938. That makes it the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Kolhua village has 994 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Kolhua covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua 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 Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 7.0 km away. Silao is about 10 km away. Khudaganj Bazar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.