About Wolha Village

Wolha is a large village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,624, made up of 1,939 males and 1,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wolha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wolha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Pincode	845417
Area (hectares)	420.9 hectares
Population	3,624
Male Population	1,939
Female Population	1,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wolha compares

By the 2011 count Wolha is the 20th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 420.9 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Wolha

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

Wolha lies about 12 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 16 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 Wolha
Nearest town	Areraj	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	12 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	16 km

Villages closest to Wolha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wolha village had a population of 3,624. That makes it the 20th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Wolha village has 1,939 males and 1,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wolha has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Wolha is 845417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wolha covers 420.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wolha falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Wolha is Jiwdhara, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wolha.

Wolha is about 12 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wolha is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 6.4 km away. Harsidhi is about 12 km away. Purba Champaran is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.