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About Kolhua Kalan Village

Kolhua Kalan is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,058 males and 995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 2,053
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua Kalan is the 15th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kolhua Kalan

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

Kolhua Kalan lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hirodih, about 5.3 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Hirodih 5.3 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 17 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Kolhua Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua Kalan village had a population of 2,053. That makes it the 15th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Kolhua Kalan village has 1,058 males and 995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua Kalan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua Kalan is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua Kalan covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua Kalan falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua Kalan is Hirodih, about 5.3 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 Kalan.

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

Kolhua Kalan is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hirodih is about 5.3 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 12 km away. Barhi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobiapahri (1.6 km), Kargaio (1.9 km) and Bodiajawar (2.0 km).

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

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