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About Kolhasingha Village

Kolhasingha is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 51 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhasingha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhasingha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 40.23 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 51
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhasingha compares

By the 2011 count Kolhasingha is the 224th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 40.23 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kolhasingha

Kolhasingha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolhasingha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kolhasingha from other places

Kolhasingha lies about 26 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 16 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 Kolhasingha
Tehsil headquarters Gande 13 km
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 16 km
Nearest town Madhupur 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 26 km

Villages closest to Kolhasingha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhasingha village had a population of 102. That makes it the 224th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kolhasingha village has 51 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhasingha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kolhasingha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhasingha covers 40.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhasingha falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhasingha is Madankata Railway Station, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolhasingha.

Kolhasingha is about 26 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhasingha is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 13 km away. Madankata Railway Station is about 16 km away. Madhupur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatupur (2.9 km), Budhudih (4.4 km) and Margomunda (5.4 km).

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

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