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About Koliha Village

Koliha is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 873 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koliha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koliha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 337.3 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 873
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koliha compares

By the 2011 count Koliha is the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 337.3 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Koliha

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

Koliha lies about 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 35 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 Koliha
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 16 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 16 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 35 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Koliha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Koliha

As per the Census of India 2011, Koliha village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 41st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Koliha village has 873 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koliha has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Koliha is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koliha covers 337.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koliha falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Koliha is Nipania, about 35 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 Koliha.

Koliha is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koliha is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 16 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 16 km away. Nipania is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwadih (under 2 km), Munda (1.6 km) and Chirpota (2.7 km).

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

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