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About Kalhua Village

Kalhua is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,545, made up of 1,267 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Kalhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 2,545
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhua compares

By the 2011 count Kalhua is the 39th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kalhua

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

Kalhua lies about 8.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 13 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 Kalhua
District headquarters Saran 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 16 km
Nearest town Marhaura 18 km

Villages closest to Kalhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhua village had a population of 2,545. That makes it the 39th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Kalhua village has 1,267 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhua has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Kalhua covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalhua falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalhua is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalhua.

Kalhua is about 8.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhua is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 8.1 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 13 km away. Baniapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milkipur (under 2 km), Shekhpura (under 2 km) and Pachmahla (1.5 km).

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

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