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About Kolhuwa Village

Kolhuwa is a mid sized village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 356 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 212301
Area (hectares) 324.01 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 356
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kolhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kolhuwa is the 229th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 324.01 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kolhuwa

Kolhuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhuwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhuwa from other places

Kolhuwa lies about 33 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 14 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 Kolhuwa
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 33 km
District headquarters Allahabad 33 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 33 km

Villages closest to Kolhuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhuwa village had a population of 671. That makes it the 229th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kolhuwa village has 356 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhuwa has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kolhuwa is 212301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhuwa covers 324.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhuwa falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhuwa is Bheerpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolhuwa.

Kolhuwa is about 33 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhuwa is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Bheerpur is about 14 km away. Karchhana is about 33 km away. Allahabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sodhiya (2.1 km), Jethupur (2.7 km) and Piparawan Urf Kathauli (3.0 km).

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

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