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About Kolhua Village

Kolhua is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 802 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273203, 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 Chauri Chaura
Pincode 273203
Area (hectares) 121.94 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 802
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolhua compares

By the 2011 count Kolhua is the 94th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 121.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kolhua

Kolhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhua 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 - 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 32 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Bazar, about 4.9 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 Gauri Bazar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura 7.6 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 16 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 32 km

Villages closest to Kolhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 1,579. That makes it the 94th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Kolhua village has 802 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhua has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kolhua is 273203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolhua covers 121.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolhua falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhua is Gauri Bazar, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Kolhua.

Kolhua is about 32 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 Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Gauri Bazar is about 4.9 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 7.6 km away. Rūdarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baiju Diha (under 2 km), Belwa (under 2 km) and Tendua Khurd (1.9 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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