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About Kolomda Village

Kolomda is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 222 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolomda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolomda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 222
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolomda compares

By the 2011 count Kolomda is the 68th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kolomda

Kolomda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolomda as Available within 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 Kolomda from other places

Kolomda lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, 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 Kolomda
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 4.3 km
District headquarters Khunti 15 km
Nearest railway station Karra 24 km

Villages closest to Kolomda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolomda village had a population of 462. That makes it the 68th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Kolomda village has 222 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolomda has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kolomda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolomda covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolomda falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolomda is Karra, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolomda.

Kolomda is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolomda is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 4.3 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Karra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghari (under 2 km), Jate (1.7 km) and Kurki (1.9 km).

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

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