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About Kolhar Village

Kolhar is a mid sized village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 496 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Karon
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 496
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhar compares

By the 2011 count Kolhar is the 28th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kolhar

Kolhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolhar as Available within village. 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 Kolhar from other places

Kolhar lies about 30 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 12 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 Kolhar
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karon 27 km
Nearest town Madhupur 29 km
District headquarters Deoghar 30 km

Villages closest to Kolhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhar village had a population of 945. That makes it the 28th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Kolhar village has 496 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

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

Kolhar covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhar falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhar is Dhanpatdih, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolhar.

Kolhar is about 30 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhar is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 12 km away. Karon is about 27 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simra (10 km), Jagadih (10 km) and Thengadih (10 km).

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

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