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About Kolhui Village

Kolhui is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,498, made up of 697 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.07 hectares hectares.

Kolhui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhui village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 213.07 hectares
Population 1,498
Male Population 697
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolhui compares

By the 2011 count Kolhui is the 52nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 213.07 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kolhui

The census records public bus service for Kolhui as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhui from other places

Kolhui lies about 168 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Banaras (Manduadih), about 2.0 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 Kolhui
Nearest railway station Banaras (Manduadih) 2.0 km
Nearest town Varanasi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 23 km
District headquarters Basti 168 km

Villages closest to Kolhui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhui village had a population of 1,498. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Kolhui village has 697 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhui has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Kolhui covers 213.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhui falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhui is Banaras (Manduadih), about 2.0 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 km distance for Kolhui.

Kolhui is about 168 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhui is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Banaras (Manduadih) is about 2.0 km away. Varanasi is about 2.9 km away. Bhanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammad Nagar (under 2 km), Panaria Dattu (1.9 km) and Basti Nathu (4.1 km).

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

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