# Kolhanta Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Kolhanta

Kolhanta is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 224 households**, the 43rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,135people (2011)
- 224households
- 33.7%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Kolhanta PIN code and other codes

Kolhanta falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJakhar Dharampur
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236432

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

## How far is Kolhanta from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)8 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 Kolhanta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kolhanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivaji Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kolhanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kolhanta

Of every 100 households in Kolhanta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolhanta · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**23%

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 Kolhanta?

■ Kolhanta · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.7%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1512**

**903

Working population ****24.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.2% for men and 24.6% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (94%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Pura1,323 people
- Khanpur1,316 people
- Aura1,280 people
- Narsingha1,254 people
- Balaha1,003 people
- Bahadurpur978 people
- Dumarkol869 people
- Sisai Karian urf Sisai Goth860 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolhanta from Samastipur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kolhanta?1,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolhanta in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolhanta?33.7% (Census 2011)