# Kolar Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/kolar/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Kolar Kolar is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173020**. The 2011 Census counted **2,874 people in 598 households**, the 7th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,874people (2011) - 598households - 85.8%literacy - 173020PIN code ## Kolar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolar is 173020.** Kolar falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173020 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolar from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)22 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)23 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 Kolar? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kolar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kolar known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 46% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Kolar Of every 100 households in Kolar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kolar · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****64%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **45% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **63% Use banking services ****97%** **76% Television ****81%** **63% Mobile phone ****77%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kolar? ■ Kolar · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **928 Working population ****37.3%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 76.5% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 495 (46%) · **■** Marginal 161 (15%) 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 Paonta Sahib - Shampur Gorkhuwala4,584 people - Majra3,924 people - Patlion3,511 people - Manpur Dewra3,306 people - Dhola Kuan2,569 people - Kunja2,427 people - Ganguwala Jamniwala2,073 people - Danda2,003 people [All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolar?173020 - How far is Kolar from Nahan?22 km by road - What is the population of Kolar?2,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolar in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kolar?85.8% (Census 2011)