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About Kolihamar Village

Kolihamar is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 851 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolihamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolihamar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 215.52 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 851
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolihamar compares

By the 2011 count Kolihamar is the 24th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 215.52 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kolihamar

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

Kolihamar lies about 58 km from Durg. 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 Kolihamar
Tehsil headquarters Gurur under 2 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 15 km
District headquarters Durg 58 km

Villages closest to Kolihamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolihamar village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 24th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Kolihamar village has 851 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolihamar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kolihamar is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolihamar covers 215.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolihamar falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kolihamar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kolihamar.

Kolihamar is about 58 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolihamar is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about under 2 km away. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Durg is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dani Tola (under 2 km), Bortara (under 2 km) and Bohardih (1.8 km).

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

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