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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 823 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 767.87 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 823
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 767.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolhua as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kolhua from other places

Kolhua lies about 75 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 44 km
Nearest town Renukūt 49 km
District headquarters Surguja 75 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wadrafnagar 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 1,650. That makes it the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Kolhua village has 823 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 767.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhua falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Jharokhas, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 75 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 6.3 km away. Jharokhas is about 44 km away. Renukūt is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandari (3.2 km), Pendari (3.2 km) and Madanpur (3.4 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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