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About Kolhariya Village

Kolhariya is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 292 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 116.71 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 292
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Kolhariya compares

By the 2011 count Kolhariya is the 63rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 116.71 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kolhariya

Kolhariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolhariya 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 Kolhariya from other places

Kolhariya 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 Kolhariya
Nearest railway station Jamua 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 24 km
Nearest town Giridih 27 km
District headquarters Deoghar 37 km

Villages closest to Kolhariya

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 Kolhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhariya village had a population of 562. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Kolhariya village has 292 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhariya has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kolhariya is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhariya covers 116.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhariya falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhariya 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 Kolhariya.

Kolhariya 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.

Kolhariya 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 Kolharia (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 Kolhariya today is likely to be higher.

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