# Kolan Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/kolan/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Kolan Kolan is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,960 people in 515 households**, the 14th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 2,960people (2011) - 515households - 54.4%literacy - 191202PIN code ## Kolan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolan is 191202.** Kolan falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191202 - Gram panchayatKolan A B - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolan from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)72 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)50 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 Kolan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kolan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kolan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpets. About 69% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Kolan Of every 100 households in Kolan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kolan · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **81% Toilet within the home ****86%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **43% Tap water ****98%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****80%** **45% Television ****25%** **24% Mobile phone ****33%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Kolan? ■ Kolan · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **877 Working population ****46.9%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 41.8% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (8%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 309 (22%) · **■** Marginal 835 (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 Kangan - Gund Sarsingh3,688 people - Soraf Raw3,510 people - Anderwan3,096 people - Berna Bugh3,006 people - Fraw Haknar2,918 people - Mamer2,883 people - Porajat Gagangir2,755 people - Cheerwan2,706 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolan?191202 - How far is Kolan from Gaderbal?72 km by road - What is the population of Kolan?2,960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolan in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kolan?54.4% (Census 2011)