About Kolharia Village

Kolharia is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 183 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	144.47 hectares
Population	357
Male Population	183
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolharia compares

By the 2011 count Kolharia is the 141st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 144.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kolharia

Kolharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kolharia from other places

Kolharia 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 Kolharia
Nearest railway station	Dhanpatdih	12 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Kolharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolharia village had a population of 357. That makes it the 141st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Kolharia village has 183 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolharia has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kolharia is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolharia covers 144.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolharia falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolharia 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolharia.

Kolharia 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.

Kolharia is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Saraiyahat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.