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About Koilijhar Village

Koilijhar is a small village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 153 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koilijhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koilijhar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Chandiposh
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 153
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koilijhar compares

By the 2011 count Koilijhar is the 27th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Koilijhar

Koilijhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koilijhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jharbeda, Jhirpani, Jodabandh and Karda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Koilijhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Koilijhar village had a population of 312. That makes it the 27th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Koilijhar village has 153 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koilijhar has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Koilijhar is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koilijhar covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koilijhar falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Koilijhar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Koilijhar.

Koilijhar is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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