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About Kolharia Village

Kolharia is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 231 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 50.41 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 231
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolharia compares

By the 2011 count Kolharia is the 80th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 50.41 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kolharia

Kolharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kolharia from other places

Kolharia lies about 37 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 20 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 Kolharia
Nearest railway station Jamua 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 24 km
Nearest town Giridih 27 km
District headquarters Deoghar 37 km

Villages closest to Kolharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolharia village had a population of 475. That makes it the 80th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Kolharia village has 231 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolharia has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kolharia is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolharia covers 50.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolharia falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolharia is Jamua, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolharia.

Kolharia is about 37 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolharia is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jamua is about 20 km away. Devipur is about 24 km away. Giridih 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 Kolhariya (under 2 km), Bariyaradih (2.9 km) and Khamardih (3.1 km).

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

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