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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 172 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 659 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 172
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 143rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 659 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolhua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 45 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 45 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 319. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kolhua village has 172 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 659 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolhua falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Shivpur, about 45 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 14 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mana Math (under 2 km), Gidhatari (1.7 km) and Ghatdhari (2.0 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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