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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 781 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841233
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 781
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kolhua from other places

Kolhua lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 3.5 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
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daraundha 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 1,655. That makes it the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Kolhua village has 781 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 841233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Duraundha Junction, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance for Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 3.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.4 km away. Daraundha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirachak (under 2 km), Harsa Toli (under 2 km) and Milki Madhwapur (1.9 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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