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Kolha

Kadwa mandal
Pincode 855105
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Kolha is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,343 in 240 households. It has a literacy rate of 47.7% and is served under PIN code 855105.

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LGD code
224542
Pincode
855105
Post office
Durgaganj
Population
1,343
Households
240
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
975 ♀/1000♂
Workers
468
Distance to district centre
86 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Patna
274 km
Distance to Kolkata
354 km
Nearest railway station
Sudhani · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kolha compares

By population, Kolha ranks #85 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Kolha
47.7%
Kadwa mandal
40.3%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+53 vs mandal average
Kolha
975
Kadwa mandal
922
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.8 vs mandal average
Kolha
5.6
Kadwa mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kolha at a glance

Kolha is a village of 1,343 people in 240 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 85th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 86 km from the Katihar district centre, 1 km from Basatpur, the nearest town, 1 km from Sudhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224542. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 12 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 1,583 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chauni

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kolha · this village1,34348%
Kancha · Vidyapati Nagar7,93648%0 km N
Balia · Kishanganj2,00944%0 km N
Kolha · Barsoi53833%0 km N
Kolha · Baisa17652%0 km N
Kolha · Barsoi00 km N
Kolha · Bikramganj57366%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHOUNI
Total area (ha)
132
Irrigated area (ha)
18.15
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kolha

LGD code
224542
Pincode
855105
Post office
Durgaganj
Population (Census 2011)
1,343
Population (projected 2026)
1,583
Households
240
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
975
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
25.72166°N, 87.87123°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Kadwa
Getting there

How to reach Kolha

Mandal centre
Kadwa · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 86 km
≈ 2 h 57 min by car · 3 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,468 people
Basatpur · ≈ 1.0 km
≈ 2 min by car · 2 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna274 kmcapital
  • Kolkata354 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1341 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSudhani1 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari15 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH12 km
  • ATM / banksbi28 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance13 km
  • CollegeD S College36 km
  • Police stationPolice station36 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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