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About Kolhar Village

Kolhar is a small village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 191 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814143, 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 Sarwan
Pincode 814143
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 191
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Kolhar compares

By the 2011 count Kolhar is the 86th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kolhar

Kolhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolhar 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 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
Nearest town Madhupur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarwan 30 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 Sarwan 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 366. That makes it the 86th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Kolhar village has 191 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kolhar is 814143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhar covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhar falls under Sarwan 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 10+ km distance 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 Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Sarwan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorparas (6.0 km), Jara (6.1 km) and Thari (6.2 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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