# Thor Kolan Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur 

# Thor Kolan

Thor Kolan is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173101**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 90 households**, the 25th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 438people (2011)
- 90households
- 77.4%literacy
- 173101PIN code

## Thor Kolan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thor Kolan is 173101.** Thor Kolan falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173101
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code022618

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

## How far is Thor Kolan from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)87 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)16 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 Thor Kolan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thor Kolan; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Thor Kolan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 24% of the 231 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 Thor Kolan

Of every 100 households in Thor Kolan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Thor Kolan · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**43%

Tap water ****60%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****88%**

**75%

Television ****67%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Thor Kolan?

■ Thor Kolan · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**926

Working population ****82.6%**

**71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.0% for women. 79% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 198 (55%)

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 Rajgarh

- Kotla Mangan491 people
- Arwan Sangrah454 people
- Saniyo453 people
- Shamoga452 people
- Kaleyon Pab435 people
- Neri Jagela435 people
- Jadol Taproli434 people
- Kulath430 people

[All 140 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thor Kolan?173101
- How far is Thor Kolan from Nahan?87 km by road
- What is the population of Thor Kolan?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thor Kolan in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thor Kolan?77.4% (Census 2011)