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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Bardiha tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 885 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bardiha
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 219.27 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 885
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 10th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents. Its 219.27 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 946.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolhua 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 Kolhua from other places

Kolhua lies about 22 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 11 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 Kolhua
Tehsil headquarters Bardiha 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Untari Road 11 km
District headquarters Garhwa 22 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 10th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents.

Kolhua village has 885 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 219.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua falls under Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Untari Road, about 11 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 Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 22 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district. Bardiha is about 3.6 km away. Untari Road is about 11 km away. Garhwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardiha (under 2 km), Loka (under 2 km) and Barchhabandh (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kolhua today is likely to be higher.

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