# Kolua Village, Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran 

# Kolua

Kolua is a village in Madhubani sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 56 households**, the 18th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 383people (2011)
- 56households
- 23.2%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Kolua PIN code and other codes

Kolua falls in Madhubani sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiurahi
- Community development blockMadhubani
- Census village code217004

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

## How far is Kolua from nearby towns?

- Madhubani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)190 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)90 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 Kolua?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Kolua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nainaha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kolua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 48% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kolua

Of every 100 households in Kolua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolua · ■ Madhubani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kolua?

■ Kolua · ■ Madhubani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.2%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**950

Working population ****50.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.4% for men and 19.4% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 194 (99%)

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 Madhubani

- Sisai Lathihawa650 people
- Mahuawa486 people
- Rewahia427 people
- Churahi409 people
- Bhandarwa Majhar132 people
- Ghorahwa125 people
- Narahwa87 people

[All 30 villages in Madhubani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/madhubani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolua from Bettiah?190 km by road
- What is the population of Kolua?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Madhubani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolua?23.2% (Census 2011)