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About Kolhai Village

Kolhai is a large village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,174 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271206
Area (hectares) 303.78 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolhai compares

By the 2011 count Kolhai is the 117th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 303.78 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kolhai

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

How far is Kolhai from other places

Kolhai lies about 11 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, 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 Kolhai
Nearest railway station Gainjahwa 5.8 km
District headquarters Balrampur 11 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 17 km

Villages closest to Kolhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhai village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 117th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Kolhai village has 1,174 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kolhai is 271206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhai covers 303.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhai falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhai is Gainjahwa, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kolhai is about 11 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhai is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Gainjahwa is about 5.8 km away. Balrampur is about 11 km away. Balrāmpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Rampur (1.6 km) and Ramnagar (1.7 km).

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

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