# Kolan Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu 

# Kolan

Kolan is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181111**. The 2011 Census counted **643 people in 143 households**, the 85th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 643people (2011)
- 143households
- 82.0%literacy
- 181111PIN code

## Kolan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolan is 181111.** Kolan falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181111
- Gram panchayatJaindhar
- Community development blockBishnah
- Census village code006073

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?

- R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)26 km by road
- R.S.Pora (nearest town)6 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?

9 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · R.Spora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · R.Spora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R.Spora
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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, wheat and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 98% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 36 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kolan · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**32%

Use banking services ****86%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**40%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**718

Working population ****20.5%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 76.0% for women. 35% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (14%) · **■** Other work 36 (27%) · **■** Marginal 17 (13%)

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 Ranbir Singh Pora

- Motha678 people
- Langrial666 people
- Satrayan Kalan655 people
- Puro Bhan652 people
- Ganda640 people
- Kutub Nizam617 people
- Gazia610 people
- Chak Alawal608 people

[All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolan?181111
- How far is Kolan from Jammu?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kolan?643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolan in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kolan?82.0% (Census 2011)
