Village · Wazirganj, Gaya
# Kolhna

Kolhna is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,086 people in 341 households, the 28th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.
- 2,086 people (2011)
- 341 households
- 75.9% literacy
- 957 females per 1,000 males

## Kolhna PIN code and other codes

Kolhna falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ghuriyawan
- Community development block Wazirganj
- Census village code 256820

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kolhna from nearby towns?
- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 29 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town) 29 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kolhna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kolhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kolhna known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 62% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kolhna

Of every 100 households in Kolhna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kolhna · ■ Wazirganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 7% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 83%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 23% 40%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 18% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 36%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kolhna?

■ Kolhna · ■ Wazirganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 62.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 961
- Working population 33.5% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.7% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 282 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 286 (41%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 49 (7%) · ■ Marginal 81 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Wazirganj
- Babhandih Wajirganj 2,646 people
- Kandha 2,446 people
- Pura 2,372 people
- Madardih 2,156 people
- Hansra 2,078 people
- Eru 2,056 people
- Rengana 2,019 people
- Shankar Bigha 1,946 people

All 147 villages in Wazirganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Kolhna from Gaya? 29 km by road
- What is the population of Kolhna? 2,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolhna in? Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolhna? 75.9% (Census 2011)

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