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About Kolhiya Village

Kolhiya is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 311 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares.

Kolhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 733 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 311
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhiya compares

By the 2011 count Kolhiya is the 103rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kolhiya

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

How far is Kolhiya from other places

Kolhiya lies about 43 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 15 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 Kolhiya
Nearest railway station Barbatpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 16 km
Nearest town Sārni 22 km
District headquarters Betul 43 km

Villages closest to Kolhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhiya village had a population of 602. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Kolhiya village has 311 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhiya has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Kolhiya covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolhiya falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhiya is Barbatpur, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolhiya.

Kolhiya is about 43 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhiya is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Barbatpur is about 15 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 16 km away. Sārni is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdoh (1.9 km), Dharampur (2.4 km) and Jholi (2.5 km).

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

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