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About Kolihapuri Village

Kolihapuri is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 511 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolihapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolihapuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 327.39 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 511
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolihapuri compares

By the 2011 count Kolihapuri is the 67th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 327.39 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kolihapuri

Kolihapuri 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 Kolihapuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kolihapuri from other places

Kolihapuri lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 11 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 Kolihapuri
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 12 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Kolihapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolihapuri village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 67th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kolihapuri village has 511 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolihapuri has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kolihapuri is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolihapuri covers 327.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolihapuri falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolihapuri is Jatkanhar, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolihapuri.

Kolihapuri is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolihapuri is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 11 km away. Dongargarh is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (2.2 km), Nawagaon Aniya (2.2 km) and Tappa (2.3 km).

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

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