About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 457 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825107
Area (hectares)	116.39 hectares
Population	887
Male Population	457
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 75th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 116.39 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

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 30 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 5.9 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
Nearest railway station	Chaudhribandh	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	10 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	19 km
District headquarters	Giridih	30 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua village had a population of 887. That makes it the 75th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Kolhua village has 457 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 116.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Chaudhribandh, about 5.9 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 30 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 5.9 km away. Dumri is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.