# Kolam Village, Tamnar, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamnar, Raigarh 

# Kolam

Kolam is a village in Tamnar sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496197**. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 101 households**, the 78th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 483people (2011)
- 101households
- 80.2%literacy
- 496197PIN code

## Kolam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolam is 496197.** Kolam falls in Tamnar sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496197
- Gram panchayatChitwahi
- Community development blockTamnar
- Census village code434762

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

## How far is Kolam from nearby towns?

- Tamnar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)47 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)8 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 Kolam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kolam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chitwahi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gharghoda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gharghoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kolam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kedney-bean and black gram**. About 63% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kolam

Of every 100 households in Kolam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kolam · ■ Tamnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****38%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Kolam?

■ Kolam · ■ Tamnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**952

Working population ****45.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (30%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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 Tamnar

- Harradih509 people
- Patrapali498 people
- Gadgaon495 people
- Bhalumuda490 people
- Barpali449 people
- Lalpur440 people
- Hinjher432 people
- Bagbadi423 people

[All 117 villages in Tamnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/tamnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolam?496197
- How far is Kolam from Raigarh?47 km by road
- What is the population of Kolam?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolam in?Raigarh district (Tamnar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kolam?80.2% (Census 2011)