About Kolhar Village

Kolhar is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 184 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	117.27 hectares
Population	410
Male Population	184
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,228
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 113th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 117.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kolhar

Kolhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhar as Available within 5 - 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 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 Kolhar
Nearest railway station	Dhanpatdih	12 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Kolhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 410. That makes it the 113th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Kolhar village has 184 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhar has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kolhar is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhar covers 117.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhar falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolhar.

Kolhar 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.

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