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About Kolbadda Village

Kolbadda is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 385 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.5 hectares hectares.

Kolbadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolbadda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Area (hectares) 80.5 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 385
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kolbadda compares

By the 2011 count Kolbadda is the 42nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 80.5 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kolbadda

Kolbadda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolbadda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolbadda from other places

Kolbadda lies about 45 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 12 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 Kolbadda
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
District headquarters Godda 45 km

Villages closest to Kolbadda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolbadda village had a population of 743. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Kolbadda village has 385 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolbadda has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Kolbadda covers 80.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolbadda falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolbadda is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kolbadda.

Kolbadda is about 45 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolbadda is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 5.1 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahan Chak (under 2 km), Naya Chak (under 2 km) and Mahuara (under 2 km).

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

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