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About Kolhenjhariya Village

Kolhenjhariya is a large village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,517, made up of 1,218 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1104.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhenjhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhenjhariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496220
Area (hectares) 1104.36 hectares
Population 2,517
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhenjhariya compares

By the 2011 count Kolhenjhariya is the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 1104.36 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kolhenjhariya

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

Kolhenjhariya lies about 27 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 77 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 Kolhenjhariya
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 27 km
District headquarters Jashpur 27 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 27 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 77 km

Villages closest to Kolhenjhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhenjhariya village had a population of 2,517. That makes it the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Kolhenjhariya village has 1,218 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhenjhariya has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kolhenjhariya is 496220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhenjhariya covers 1104.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhenjhariya falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhenjhariya is Lohardaga, about 77 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kolhenjhariya.

Kolhenjhariya is about 27 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhenjhariya is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Farsabahar is about 27 km away. Jashpur is about 27 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joranda Jharia (under 2 km), Kharibahar (under 2 km) and Dumaria (9.4 km).

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

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