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About Kolhanta Village

Kolhanta is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 586 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares.

Kolhanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhanta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 586
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolhanta compares

By the 2011 count Kolhanta is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kolhanta

Kolhanta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolhanta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhanta from other places

Kolhanta lies about 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 9.4 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 Kolhanta
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Naya Nagar 9.4 km
Nearest town Rosera 10 km
District headquarters Samastipur 31 km

Villages closest to Kolhanta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Kolhanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhanta village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Kolhanta village has 586 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhanta has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Kolhanta covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhanta falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhanta is Naya Nagar, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolhanta.

Kolhanta is about 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhanta is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 9.1 km away. Naya Nagar is about 9.4 km away. Rosera is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankar (1.9 km), Simrawan (2.7 km) and Kothia (2.7 km).

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

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