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About Kolher Village

Kolher is a mid sized village in Georai tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,015 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolher village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Georai
Pincode 431127
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolher compares

By the 2011 count Kolher is the 46th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kolher

Kolher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolher as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kolher from other places

Kolher lies about 35 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kodi, about 52 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 Kolher
Tehsil headquarters Georai 4.3 km
Nearest town Gevrai 4.3 km
District headquarters Bid 35 km
Nearest railway station Kodi 52 km

Villages closest to Kolher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolher village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 46th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Kolher village has 1,015 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolher has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kolher is 431127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolher covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolher falls under Georai tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolher is Kodi, about 52 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolher.

Kolher is about 35 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolher is in Georai tehsil of Bid district. Georai is about 4.3 km away. Gevrai is about 4.3 km away. Bid is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagpimpalgaon (2.8 km), Takadgaon (3.2 km) and Deoki (3.4 km).

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

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