# Kolaunj Village, Bhabua, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhabua, Kaimur 

# Kolaunj

Kolaunj is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 149 households**, the 108th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 759people (2011)
- 149households
- 51.2%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Kolaunj PIN code and other codes

Kolaunj falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRuiya
- Community development blockBhabua
- Census village code250063

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

## How far is Kolaunj from nearby towns?

- Bhabua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)7 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 Kolaunj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kolaunj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhabhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Varanasi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhabhua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kolaunj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Kolaunj

Of every 100 households in Kolaunj in 2011, 71 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kolaunj · ■ Bhabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**21%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kolaunj?

■ Kolaunj · ■ Bhabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**948

Working population ****51.5%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (67%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (10%)

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 Bhabua

- Panchi786 people
- Sikra782 people
- Silri769 people
- Belarhi760 people
- Umarpur759 people
- Akri741 people
- Dharhanian729 people
- Kawai729 people

[All 286 villages in Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolaunj from Bhabua?7 km by road
- What is the population of Kolaunj?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolaunj in?Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolaunj?51.2% (Census 2011)