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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 10 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, 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 Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 10
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kolhua 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 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 Panki 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 Panki 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 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Kolhua village has 10 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolhua falls under Panki 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 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 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 Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 5.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Panki 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 Lawabar (7.4 km), Bhari (7.6 km) and Bihari Khap (7.6 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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