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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 598 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 598
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua 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 Kolhua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhua from other places

Kolhua lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Terha Halt, about 5.1 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 Kolhua
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Terha Halt 5.1 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Kolhua village has 598 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Kolhua covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Terha Halt, about 5.1 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 village for Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 3.6 km away. Terha Halt is about 5.1 km away. Saran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Bhawalpur (under 2 km) and Jodhauli (under 2 km).

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

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