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About Kolhui Village

Kolhui is one of the larger villages in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,693, made up of 3,056 males and 2,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.67 hectares hectares.

Kolhui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhui village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 261.67 hectares
Population 5,693
Male Population 3,056
Female Population 2,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kolhui compares

By the 2011 count Kolhui is the 14th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 261.67 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kolhui

Kolhui is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolhui as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolhui from other places

Kolhui lies about 23 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 10 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 Jhamat 10 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 23 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 23 km

Villages closest to Kolhui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 5,693. That makes it the 14th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Kolhui village has 3,056 males and 2,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhui has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Kolhui covers 261.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kolhui falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolhui is Jhamat, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kolhui.

Kolhui is about 23 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolhui is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about 10 km away. Nautanwa is about 17 km away. Pharenda 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 Bahduri (7.7 km), Mangalpur (8.7 km) and Ilaha Vas (9.2 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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