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About Kolha Village

Kolha is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 87 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Kolha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 87
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolha compares

By the 2011 count Kolha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kolha

Kolha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kolha from other places

Kolha lies about 49 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 7.8 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 Kolha
Nearest railway station Hatwar 7.8 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 49 km

Villages closest to Kolha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolha village had a population of 176. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Kolha village has 87 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolha has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Kolha covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolha falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolha is Hatwar, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolha.

Kolha is about 49 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolha is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 7.8 km away. Kishanganj is about 13 km away. Baisa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (under 2 km), Kaujia (1.7 km) and Chanduar (1.8 km).

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

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