# kolhua Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# kolhua

kolhua is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 341 households**, the 21st largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,938people (2011)
- 341households
- 63.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## kolhua PIN code and other codes

kolhua falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaijara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245018

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?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)35 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside kolhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 80% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 7 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ kolhua · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**80%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 kolhua?

■ kolhua · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**946

Working population ****35.4%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 55.2% for women. 40% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 375 (55%)

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 Ben

- Bara2,216 people
- Kosnara2,023 people
- Marsua2,010 people
- Dharhara1,958 people
- Jafra1,880 people
- Gangti1,658 people
- Mohammadpur1,625 people
- Janaro1,483 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is kolhua from Biharsharif?35 km by road
- What is the population of kolhua?1,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is kolhua in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of kolhua?63.8% (Census 2011)