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Kolhua is a village in Gidhaur mandal, Jamui district, Bihar, with a population of 2,930 across 466 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.7%, is served by one railway station, and is located at PIN 811305.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RUBI DEVI
Contact: 91****3919
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- LGD code
- 259069
- Pincode
- 811305
- Post office
- Gidhaur
- Population
- 2,930
- Households
- 466
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Sex ratio
- 899 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 914
- Distance to district centre
- 134 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 39 km
- Distance to Patna
- 47 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 505 km
- Nearest railway station
- Saraiya Junction · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn · 6 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Kolhua താരതമ്യം
By population, Kolhua ranks #9 of 20 villages in Gidhaur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.7%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Kolhua
- 55.7%
- Gidhaur mandal
- 51.9%
- Jamui district
- 48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−6 vs mandal average
- Kolhua
- 899
- Gidhaur mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Kolhua
- 6.3
- Gidhaur mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kolhua ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Kolhua ബിഹാർയിലെ ജമൂയി ജില്ല, Gidhaur ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 2,930 പേർ 466 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Gidhaur ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 20 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 9-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 56%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 52% നേക്കാൾ 4 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 899 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് ജമൂയി ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 134 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Saraiyaൽ നിന്ന് 4 കി.മീ, Saraiya Junction റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 1 യിൽ താഴെ കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 811305, Gidhaur പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 259069. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Jeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn, 6 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് RUBI DEVI; ഗ്രാമം Sakra നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Aditya Kumar. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,454, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolhua
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMUI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kolhua
- Total area (ha)
- 183
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kolhua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Kolhua
- LGD code
- 259069
- Pincode
- 811305
- Post office
- Gidhaur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,930
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,454
- Households
- 466
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 899
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Coordinates
- 26.02081°N, 85.11702°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sakra
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aditya Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RUBI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Gidhaur
- Nearest railway station
- Saraiya Junction (0.3 km)
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Kolhua എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna47 kmcapital
- Kolkata505 km
- Delhi833 km
- Hyderabad1179 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationSaraiya Junction<1 km
- Bus stopTaraiya saran bihar24 km
- Hospital / PHCJeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn6 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India-Apahar Branch21 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump20 km
- CollegeBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University28 km
- Police stationAadarsh Nagar Thana29 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Saraiya Junctionunder 1 km
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 811305
അതേ പേര്, മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലം
Other villages named Kolhua
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Gidhaur മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)