About Kolhar Village

Kolhar is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 773 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	248 hectares
Population	1,531
Male Population	773
Female Population	758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 10th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

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 33 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, 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	Giridih	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	17 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	33 km

Villages closest to Kolhar

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

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Common questions about Kolhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhar village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 10th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kolhar village has 773 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kolhar is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhar covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhar falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhar is Giridih, 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 33 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhar is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 12 km away. Tundi is about 17 km away. Dhanbad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.