# Kolo Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Kolo

Kolo is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 81 households**, the 20th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 343people (2011)
- 81households
- 95.9%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Kolo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolo is 171202.** Kolo falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026155

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

## How far is Kolo from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)68 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)20 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 Kolo?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kolo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kolo known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetables**. About 45% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kolo

Of every 100 households in Kolo in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Kolo · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**42%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**36%

Use banking services ****85%**

**76%

Television ****83%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**79%

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 Kolo?

■ Kolo · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****67.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 92.3% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 140 (60%)

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 Kotkhai

- Alawang379 people
- Up Muhal Gahrog354 people
- Kori Mohli352 people
- Bharech343 people
- Koti339 people
- Khola330 people
- Pajeli322 people
- Kharel318 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolo?171202
- How far is Kolo from Shimla?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kolo?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolo in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kolo?95.9% (Census 2011)