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About Kolsalta Village

Kolsalta is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 438 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Kolsalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolsalta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 438
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolsalta compares

By the 2011 count Kolsalta is the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kolsalta

Kolsalta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolsalta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kolsalta from other places

Kolsalta lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 6.7 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 Kolsalta
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 6.7 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 37 km

Villages closest to Kolsalta

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

Common questions about Kolsalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolsalta village had a population of 859. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Kolsalta village has 438 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolsalta has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Kolsalta covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolsalta falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolsalta is Surja Kama, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolsalta.

Kolsalta is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolsalta is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.6 km away. Surja Kama is about 6.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salta (under 2 km), Haphanian (under 2 km) and Lalchura (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kolsalta today is likely to be higher.

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