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About Kolhadda Village

Kolhadda is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 276 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhadda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 276
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhadda compares

By the 2011 count Kolhadda is the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kolhadda

Kolhadda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolhadda as Available within 10+ 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 Kolhadda from other places

Kolhadda lies about 44 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, 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 Kolhadda
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 27 km
District headquarters Godda 44 km

Villages closest to Kolhadda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Kolhadda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhadda village had a population of 512. That makes it the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Kolhadda village has 276 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhadda has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kolhadda is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhadda covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhadda falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhadda is Lakshmipur Bhorang, 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 <5 km distance for Kolhadda.

Kolhadda is about 44 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhadda is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Bashant Rai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deshbarag (2.7 km), Pakariya (8.7 km) and Banshipur (8.9 km).

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

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