# Kolam Village, Silli, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silli, Ranchi 

# Kolam

Kolam is a village in Silli sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **830510**. The 2011 Census counted **1,821 people in 391 households**, the 14th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,821people (2011)
- 391households
- 66.6%literacy
- 830510PIN code

## Kolam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolam is 830510.** Kolam falls in Silli sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code830510
- Gram panchayatBiseriya
- Community development blockSilli
- Census village code373823

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

## How far is Kolam from nearby towns?

- Silli (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ranchi (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 Kolam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kolam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include cotton. About 34% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kolam

Of every 100 households in Kolam in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolam · ■ Silli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**22%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**55%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kolam?

■ Kolam · ■ Silli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**965

Working population ****40.1%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 48.4% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (25%) · **■** Marginal 284 (39%)

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 Silli

- Bansarori1,875 people
- Lenghatu1,848 people
- Lagam1,837 people
- Biseriya1,823 people
- Hahelupung1,818 people
- Kuchu1,803 people
- Bamhni1,792 people
- Barachangru1,773 people

[All 96 villages in Silli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/silli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolam?830510
- How far is Kolam from Ranchi?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kolam?1,821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolam in?Ranchi district (Silli sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kolam?66.6% (Census 2011)