Village · Nala, Jamtara
# Kolkunda

Kolkunda is a village in Nala sub-district of Jamtara district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815354. The 2011 Census counted 214 people in 44 households, the 199th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.
- 214 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 87.4% literacy
- 815354 PIN code

## Kolkunda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kolkunda is 815354. Kolkunda falls in Nala sub-district, Jamtara district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815354
- Gram panchayat Phutberia
- Community development block Nala
- Census village code 372796

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kolkunda from nearby towns?
- Nala (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jamtara (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Mihijam (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kolkunda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kolkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamtara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kolkunda known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include earthen pot. About 87% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kolkunda

Of every 100 households in Kolkunda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolkunda · ■ Nala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 31%
- Toilet within the home 36% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 12% 67%
- Use banking services 95% 50%
- Television 67% 20%
- Mobile phone 86% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 38% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 10%
- Own their home 95% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kolkunda?

■ Kolkunda · ■ Nala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.4% 64.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 798 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 632 947
- Working population 55.1% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 79.5% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 7 (6%) · ■ Other work 18 (15%) · ■ Marginal 93 (79%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nala
- Indkuri 231 people
- Maldiha 227 people
- Debjor 225 people
- Nalhati 221 people
- Kamubediya 210 people
- Tuskuthi 210 people
- Ratni Chak 201 people
- Mathurakuri 200 people

All 261 villages in Nala

## Other places named Kolkunda
- Kolkunda · Village, Sedam, Gulbarga · 5,176 people
- Kolkunda · Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga · 987 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kolkunda? 815354
- How far is Kolkunda from Jamtara? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Kolkunda? 214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolkunda in? Jamtara district (Nala sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kolkunda? 87.4% (Census 2011)

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