# Kolhua Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Kolhua

Kolhua is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 188 households**, the 73rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 188households
- 58.0%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Kolhua PIN code and other codes

Kolhua falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhawalpur
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233867

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?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)3 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madhura
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amnur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 12 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 67% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolhua · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**57%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**64%

Television ****39%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

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 Kolhua?

■ Kolhua · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**929

Working population ****24.4%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 39% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%) · **■** Marginal 140 (47%)

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 Marhaura

- Paterhi Baij1,258 people
- Suksena1,245 people
- Purbari Bhalui1,238 people
- Awdal Patti1,233 people
- Siswa1,192 people
- Ram Chak1,140 people
- Jamalpur1,138 people
- Semar Sarae1,120 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolhua from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kolhua?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolhua in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolhua?58.0% (Census 2011)