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About Kolhui Village

Kolhui is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 71 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.75 hectares hectares.

Kolhui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhui village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 31.75 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 71
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Kolhui compares

By the 2011 count Kolhui is the 265th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 31.75 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kolhui

Kolhui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolhui 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 Kolhui from other places

Kolhui lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 3.7 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 Sihapar Halt 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 4.8 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 11 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 18 km

Villages closest to Kolhui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 132. That makes it the 265th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Kolhui village has 71 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhui has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Kolhui covers 31.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolhui falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhui is Sihapar Halt, about 3.7 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 Kolhui.

Kolhui is about 18 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhui is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 3.7 km away. Sahjanwa is about 4.8 km away. Khalīlābād 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 Kesho Kurha (under 2 km), Koma (under 2 km) and Piprahi (under 2 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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