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About Kolhariya Village

Kolhariya is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 72 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 22.47 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 72
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
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 Kolhariya compares

By the 2011 count Kolhariya is the 196th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 22.47 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 961.

Getting to Kolhariya

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

Kolhariya lies about 130 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 18 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 Kolhariya
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghogha 18 km
Nearest town Colgong 22 km
District headquarters Jamtara 130 km

Villages closest to Kolhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhariya village had a population of 131. That makes it the 196th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Kolhariya village has 72 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhariya has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kolhariya is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhariya covers 22.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhariya falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhariya is Ghogha, about 18 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 Kolhariya.

Kolhariya is about 130 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhariya is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Narayanpur is about 4.3 km away. Ghogha is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatiyari (under 2 km), Lachhmipur (4.2 km) and Lachhmipur Chhit (4.2 km).

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

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