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About Kolhmarni Village

Kolhmarni is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 6 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhmarni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhmarni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 6
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
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 Kolhmarni compares

By the 2011 count Kolhmarni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kolhmarni

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

Kolhmarni lies about 18 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 10 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 Kolhmarni
Nearest railway station Giridih 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 18 km

Villages closest to Kolhmarni

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 Kolhmarni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhmarni village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kolhmarni village has 6 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhmarni has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Kolhmarni covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolhmarni falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhmarni is Giridih, about 10 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 Kolhmarni.

Kolhmarni is about 18 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhmarni is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 10 km away. Gande is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardia (2.0 km), Mahdudih (5.0 km) and Nawatanr (5.3 km).

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

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