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Kolhua

Marhaura mandal
Pincode 841418
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Kolhua is a village in Marhaura mandal, Saran district, Bihar with a population of 1,228 across 188 households. It has a literacy rate of 47.7% and is situated at coordinates 26.021°N, 85.117°E.

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LGD code
233867
Pincode
841418
Post office
Marhowrah
Population
1,228
Households
188
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
1054 ♀/1000♂
Workers
300
Distance to district centre
76 km
Distance to mandal centre
87 km
Distance to Patna
47 km
Distance to Kolkata
505 km
Nearest railway station
Saraiya Junction · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kolhua compares

By population, Kolhua ranks #73 of 106 villages in Marhaura mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−5.0% vs mandal average
Kolhua
47.7%
Marhaura mandal
52.7%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,054
+94 vs mandal average
Kolhua
1,054
Marhaura mandal
960
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kolhua
6.5
Marhaura mandal
6.4

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

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Kolhua at a glance

Kolhua is a village of 1,228 people in 188 households (Census 2011) in Marhaura block, Saran district, Bihar, the 73rd-largest of 106 villages in Marhaura block. Literacy is 48%, 5 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,054 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Saran district centre, 4 km from Saraiya, the nearest town, under 1 km from Saraiya Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841418, served by Marhowrah post office; the LGD village code is 233867. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn, 6 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,448 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhawalpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kolhua · this village1,22848%
Kolhua · Bagaha3,19845%0 km N
Kolhua · Siswan26756%0 km N
Kolhua · Adhaura31236%0 km N
Kolhua · Madanpur1,81853%0 km N
Kolhua · Kursakatta91069%0 km N
Kolhua · Kargahar00 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolhua

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
11
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MARHAURA
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bhawalpur
Total area (ha)
144
Irrigated area (ha)
47.98
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kolhua

LGD code
233867
Pincode
841418
Post office
Marhowrah
Population (Census 2011)
1,228
Population (projected 2026)
1,448
Households
188
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1054
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
26.02081°N, 85.11702°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal
Marhaura
Getting there

How to reach Kolhua

Mandal centre
Marhaura · ≈ 87 km
≈ 2 h 59 min by car · 3 h 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 76 km
≈ 2 h 36 min by car · 3 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,464 people
Saraiya · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna47 kmcapital
  • Kolkata505 km
  • Delhi833 km
  • Hyderabad1179 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSaraiya Junction<1 km
  • Bus stopTaraiya saran bihar24 km
  • Hospital / PHCJeevan Rekha Arogya Sansthn6 km
  • ATM / bankCentral Bank of India-Apahar Branch21 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump20 km
  • CollegeBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University28 km
  • Police stationAadarsh Nagar Thana29 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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