# Kolha Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Kolha

Kolha is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 102 households**, the 171st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 538people (2011)
- 102households
- 44.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Kolha PIN code and other codes

Kolha falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSudhani
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225021

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

## How far is Kolha from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)77 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)77 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 Kolha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kolha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Kolha

Of every 100 households in Kolha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolha · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kolha?

■ Kolha · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**960

Working population ****24.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 44.1% for women. 48% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (88%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Barsoi

- Sadian563 people
- Wankar560 people
- Kasul558 people
- Dagrapara541 people
- Mirpokhar535 people
- Barihala515 people
- Anupnagar513 people
- Mahesarkhore513 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolha from Katihar?77 km by road
- What is the population of Kolha?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolha in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolha?44.6% (Census 2011)