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About Kolanghatu Village

Kolanghatu is a small village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 246 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolanghatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolanghatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 246
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Kolanghatu compares

By the 2011 count Kolanghatu is the 49th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 979.

Getting to Kolanghatu

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

Kolanghatu lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 19 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 Kolanghatu
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 12 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 24 km

Villages closest to Kolanghatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolanghatu village had a population of 465. That makes it the 49th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Kolanghatu village has 246 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolanghatu has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kolanghatu is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolanghatu covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolanghatu falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolanghatu is Gangaghat, about 19 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 Kolanghatu.

Kolanghatu is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolanghatu is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 12 km away. Gangaghat 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 Dahudih (under 2 km), Murgidih (under 2 km) and Taimara (under 2 km).

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

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