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About Kolhu Village

Kolhu is a mid sized village in Tati Jhariya tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 799 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Tati Jhariya
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 799
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhu compares

By the 2011 count Kolhu is the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kolhu

Kolhu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kolhu from other places

Kolhu lies about 33 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 24 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 Kolhu
Tehsil headquarters Tati Jhariya 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Keshwari 24 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 25 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 33 km

Villages closest to Kolhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tati Jhariya 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 Kolhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhu village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Kolhu village has 799 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhu has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kolhu is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhu covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhu falls under Tati Jhariya tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhu is Keshwari, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolhu.

Kolhu is about 33 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhu is in Tati Jhariya tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Tati Jhariya is about 7.3 km away. Keshwari is about 24 km away. Barki Saria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siju (under 2 km), Mayapur (under 2 km) and Jaruadih (2.0 km).

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

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