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About Kolhua Khurd Village

Kolhua Khurd is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 147 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 70.49 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 147
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhua Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua Khurd is the 134th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 70.49 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 934.

Getting to Kolhua Khurd

Kolhua Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolhua Khurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khurd from other places

Kolhua Khurd lies about 29 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 5.9 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Palamu 29 km

Villages closest to Kolhua Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua Khurd village had a population of 269. That makes it the 134th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kolhua Khurd village has 147 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua Khurd has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua Khurd is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua Khurd covers 70.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhua Khurd falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua Khurd is Chaudhribandh, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kolhua Khurd.

Kolhua Khurd is about 29 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua Khurd is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 5.9 km away. Chainpur is about 7.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajodhya Kolhua (under 2 km), Bhat Kolhua (under 2 km) and Chain Pur (7.1 km).

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

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