# Kolhna Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui 

# Kolhna

Kolhna is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,252 people in 483 households**, the 12th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 3,252people (2011)
- 483households
- 57.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Kolhna PIN code and other codes

Kolhna falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhana
- Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj
- Census village code258530

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

## How far is Kolhna from nearby towns?

- Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)40 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 Kolhna?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Somkhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lohanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Kolhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kolhna

Of every 100 households in Kolhna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kolhna · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kolhna?

■ Kolhna · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**955

Working population ****44.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 45.0% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (7%) · **■** Household industry 137 (9%) · **■** Other work 260 (18%) · **■** Marginal 785 (54%)

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 Islamnagar Aliganj

- Mirzaganj3,638 people
- Chaurasa3,416 people
- Pursanda3,301 people
- Ram Sagar Hilsa3,282 people
- Kodwaria3,104 people
- Sahora3,013 people
- Dhanawan2,753 people
- Gahlaur2,702 people

[All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolhna from Jamui?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kolhna?3,252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolhna in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolhna?57.0% (Census 2011)
