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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
Reported by The Economic Times.
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- LGD code
- 600198
- Pincode
- 585444
- Post office
- Nittur
- Population
- 1,691
- Households
- 318
- Literacy rate
- 56.2%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 648
Census 2011 · in context
How Kolhar (B) compares
By population, Kolhar (B) ranks #56 of 133 villages in Bidar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.2%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Kolhar (B)
- 56.2%
- Bidar mandal
- 56.0%
- Bidar district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+19 vs mandal average
- Kolhar (B)
- 978
- Bidar mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kolhar (B)
- 5.3
- Bidar mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kolhar (B) at a glance
Kolhar (B) is a village of 1,691 people in 318 households (Census 2011) in Bidar taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 56th-largest of 133 villages in Bidar taluk. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the taluk average of 56% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 585444, served by Nittur post office; the LGD village code is 600198. The village votes in Chittapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Priyank Kharge. The population is estimated at 1,994 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kaplapur (A) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolhar (B) · this village | 1,691 | 56% | — |
| Kapplapur (A) · Bidar | 2,731 | 59% | — |
| Honnakheri · Bidar | 1,501 | 61% | — |
| Atwal · Bidar | 1,367 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolhar (B)
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIDAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAPPLAPUR (A)
- Total area (ha)
- 384.32
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 160.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kolhar (B)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kolhar (B)
- LGD code
- 600198
- Pincode
- 585444
- Post office
- Nittur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,691
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,994
- Households
- 318
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 56.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gulbarga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chittapur
- Member of Parliament
- Radhakrishna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Priyank Kharge
- Block / Mandal
- Bidar
- Nearest railway station
- Sulehalli (11.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 585444
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kolhar (B)
Other villages in Bidar mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)