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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 862 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 768 hectares
Population 1,680
Male Population 862
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 24th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhua as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhua from other places

Kolhua 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
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 5.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 29 km
District headquarters Palamu 29 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 24th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Kolhua village has 862 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhua falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Chaudhribandh, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolhua.

Kolhua 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 is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 5.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Patan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patan (3.0 km), Jagodih (4.5 km) and Kariahar (5.5 km).

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

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