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About Kolhi Village

Kolhi is a small village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 192 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Kolhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 192
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhi compares

By the 2011 count Kolhi is the 108th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 925.

Getting to Kolhi

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

Kolhi lies about 19 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 5.8 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 Kolhi
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 5.8 km
District headquarters Washim 19 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 19 km

Villages closest to Kolhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhi village had a population of 354. That makes it the 108th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Kolhi village has 192 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhi has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Kolhi covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolhi falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolhi is Jaulka, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Kolhi.

Kolhi is about 19 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhi is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 3.8 km away. Jaulka is about 5.8 km away. Washim 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 Bordi (under 2 km), Nagartas (2.1 km) and Borgaon (2.2 km).

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

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