About Kolha Village

Kolha is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 455 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	447 hectares
Population	978
Male Population	455
Female Population	523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kolha compares

By the 2011 count Kolha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kolha

Kolha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolha from other places

Kolha lies about 34 km from Dumka, 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 Kolha
Nearest railway station	Dhanpatdih	12 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Kolha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolha village had a population of 978. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Kolha village has 455 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolha has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kolha is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolha covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolha falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolha is Dhanpatdih, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolha.

Kolha is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolha is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Kathikund is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.