# Kolhua Village, Gidhaur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidhaur, Jamui 

# Kolhua

Kolhua is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,930 people in 466 households**, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,930people (2011)
- 466households
- 68.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Kolhua PIN code and other codes

Kolhua falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhua
- Community development blockGidhaur
- Census village code259069

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kolhua from nearby towns?

- Gidhaur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)26 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kolhua?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kolhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patsanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kolhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kolhua

Of every 100 households in Kolhua in 2011, 5 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kolhua · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kolhua?

■ Kolhua · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**956

Working population ****31.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (31%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 350 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gidhaur

- Gangra7,680 people
- Maura7,163 people
- Kundhur3,519 people
- Mahuli2,961 people
- Genadih2,813 people
- Dhobghat2,756 people
- Ketru Nawada2,144 people
- Bandhaura1,832 people

[All 20 villages in Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolhua from Jamui?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kolhua?2,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolhua in?Jamui district (Gidhaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolhua?68.9% (Census 2011)