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Kolha

Baisa mandal
Pincode 854315
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Kolha is a small village in Baisa mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 176 across 34 households. The literacy rate is 51.7%.

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kamrun nisha
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LGD code
223901
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
176
Households
34
Literacy rate
51.7%
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000♂
Workers
47
Distance to district centre
115 km
Distance to mandal centre
37 km
Distance to Patna
274 km
Distance to Kolkata
354 km
Nearest railway station
Sudhani · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kolha compares

By population, Kolha ranks #114 of 132 villages in Baisa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.7%
+17.0% vs mandal average
Kolha
51.7%
Baisa mandal
34.7%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,023
+95 vs mandal average
Kolha
1,023
Baisa mandal
928
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kolha
5.2
Baisa mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kolha at a glance

Kolha is a village of 176 people in 34 households (Census 2011) in Baisa block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 114th-largest of 132 villages in Baisa block. Literacy is 52%, 17 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. It lies 115 km from the Purnia district centre, 1 km from Basatpur, the nearest town, 1 km from Sudhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223901. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 12 km away. The sarpanch is kamrun nisha , and the village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 208 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Manjhok

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kolha · this village17652%
Kancha · Vidyapati Nagar7,93648%0 km N
Kolha · Kadwa1,34348%0 km N
Balia · Kishanganj2,00944%0 km N
Kolha · Barsoi53833%0 km N
Kolha · Barsoi00 km N
Kolha · Bikramganj57366%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Majhok
Total area (ha)
64
Irrigated area (ha)
31.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kolha

LGD code
223901
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
176
Population (projected 2026)
208
Households
34
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1023
Literacy rate
51.7%
Coordinates
25.72166°N, 87.87123°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kamrun nisha
Block / Mandal
Baisa
Nearest railway station
Purniya Junction (36.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Kolha

Mandal centre
Baisa · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 17 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 115 km
≈ 3 h 55 min by car · 4 h 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,468 people
Basatpur · ≈ 1.0 km
≈ 2 min by car · 2 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna274 kmcapital
  • Kolkata354 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1341 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSudhani1 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari15 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH12 km
  • ATM / banksbi28 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance13 km
  • CollegeD S College36 km
  • Police stationPolice station36 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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