# Kolkamardi Village, Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad 

# Kolkamardi

Kolkamardi is a village in Purbi Tundi* sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 43 households**, the 59th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 261people (2011)
- 43households
- 35.1%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Kolkamardi PIN code and other codes

Kolkamardi falls in Purbi Tundi* sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatChururia
- Community development blockPurbi Tundi*
- Census village code361227

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

## How far is Kolkamardi from nearby towns?

- Purbi Tundi* (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)40 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 Kolkamardi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kolkamardi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pokharia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ukma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govindpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kolkamardi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kolkamardi

Of every 100 households in Kolkamardi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolkamardi · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****26%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kolkamardi?

■ Kolkamardi · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**989

Working population ****47.5%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.2% for men and 23.5% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 120 (97%)

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 Purbi Tundi*

- Phulpahari294 people
- Dhanarangi285 people
- Harilakol284 people
- Shankardi269 people
- Khesmi238 people
- Pandnitanr231 people
- Rupudi215 people
- Rajamdi209 people

[All 85 villages in Purbi Tundi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/purbi-tundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolkamardi from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kolkamardi?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolkamardi in?Dhanbad district (Purbi Tundi* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kolkamardi?35.1% (Census 2011)