About Kol Bigha Village

Kol Bigha is a mid sized village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 709 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kol Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kol Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Tharthari
Pincode	803120
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	1,300
Male Population	709
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kol Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Kol Bigha is the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kol Bigha

Kol Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kol Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kol Bigha from other places

Kol Bigha lies about 7.0 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 3.0 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 Kol Bigha
Nearest railway station	Badhauna Halt	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharthari	7.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.0 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	12 km

Villages closest to Kol Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharthari 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 Kol Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kol Bigha village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Kol Bigha village has 709 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kol Bigha has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kol Bigha is 803120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kol Bigha covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kol Bigha falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kol Bigha is Badhauna Halt, about 3.0 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 village for Kol Bigha.

Kol Bigha is about 7.0 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kol Bigha is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Badhauna Halt is about 3.0 km away. Tharthari is about 7.0 km away. Nalanda is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.