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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 781 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 99.18 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 781
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 81st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 99.18 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolhua as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhua from other places

Kolhua lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about under 2 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 Kolhua
Nearest railway station Peppeganj under 2 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhua village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 81st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kolhua village has 781 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 99.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kolhua falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Peppeganj, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhua is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Peppeganj is about under 2 km away. Mehndāwal is about 18 km away. Campierganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhatha (under 2 km), Rampur Kaithwalia (under 2 km) and Bharohia (under 2 km).

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

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