About Kolma Village

Kolma is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 762 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Rahe
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	407 hectares
Population	1,596
Male Population	762
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
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 Kolma compares

By the 2011 count Kolma is the 9th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kolma

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

Kolma lies about 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 11 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 Kolma
Tehsil headquarters	Rahe	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	11 km
Nearest town	Būndu	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	40 km

Villages closest to Kolma

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

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Common questions about Kolma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolma village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 9th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kolma village has 762 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolma has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kolma is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolma covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolma falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolma is Gautamdhara, about 11 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 Kolma.

Kolma is about 40 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolma is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 4.9 km away. Gautamdhara is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.