# Solwa Village, Korba, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korba, Korba 

# Solwa

Solwa is a village in Korba sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 318 households**, the 36th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 318households
- 56.5%literacy
- 496118PIN code

## Solwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Solwa is 496118.** Solwa falls in Korba sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496118
- Gram panchayatSolwa
- Community development blockKorba
- Census village code436394

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

## How far is Solwa from nearby towns?

- Korba (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)50 km by road
- Korba (nearest town)50 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 Solwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Solwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Solwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 26% of the 1,358 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Solwa

Of every 100 households in Solwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Solwa · ■ Korba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Solwa?

■ Solwa · ■ Korba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1253**

**1011

Working population ****60.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 661 (89%)

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 Korba

- Labed1,300 people
- Katkona1,295 people
- Kurudih1,256 people
- Kukricholi1,250 people
- Sakdukalan1,224 people
- Sonpuri1,224 people
- Bagbuda1,223 people
- Akhrapali1,196 people

[All 134 villages in Korba](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/korba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Solwa?496118
- How far is Solwa from Korba?50 km by road
- What is the population of Solwa?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solwa in?Korba district (Korba sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Solwa?56.5% (Census 2011)