# Kolwa Village, Renuka, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Renuka, Sirmaur 

# Kolwa

Kolwa is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173023**. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 50 households**, the 52nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 365people (2011)
- 50households
- 78.0%literacy
- 173023PIN code

## Kolwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolwa is 173023.** Kolwa falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173023
- Community development blockSangrah
- Census village code022996

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

## How far is Kolwa from nearby towns?

- Sangrah (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)70 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 Kolwa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kolwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bager
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sangerh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalamb
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Kolwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and ginger**. About 31% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kolwa

Of every 100 households in Kolwa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kolwa · ■ Renuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**42%

Tap water ****61%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****90%**

**85%

Television ****43%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Kolwa?

■ Kolwa · ■ Renuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**974

Working population ****57.8%**

**59.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 73.9% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 72 (34%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 130 (62%)

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 Renuka

- Dana452 people
- Kyarta Pipalti390 people
- Lawali390 people
- Borli378 people
- Baunal353 people
- Dhal Palyara349 people
- Barag330 people
- Arat322 people

[All 74 villages in Renuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolwa?173023
- How far is Kolwa from Nahan?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kolwa?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolwa in?Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kolwa?78.0% (Census 2011)