# Kolgaon Village, Ghoda Dongri, Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul 

# Kolgaon

Kolgaon is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 60 households**, the 140th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 337people (2011)
- 60households
- 55.1%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Kolgaon PIN code and other codes

Kolgaon falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGhoda Dongari
- Census village code485875

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

## How far is Kolgaon from nearby towns?

- Betul (district HQ)48 km by road
- Sarni (nearest town)9 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 Kolgaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kolgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shobhapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sarni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kolgaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, soyabean and wheat**. About 59% of the 182 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 Kolgaon

Of every 100 households in Kolgaon in 2011, 67 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolgaon · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**74%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kolgaon?

■ Kolgaon · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**975

Working population ****48.4%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 45.8% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (17%) · **■** Other work 72 (44%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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 Ghoda Dongri

- Chopna387 people
- Mayawani366 people
- Durgapur365 people
- Imali Kheda338 people
- Temru Ryt332 people
- Hirapur322 people
- Chichdol320 people
- Raiyawadi320 people

[All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/ghoda-dongri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolgaon from Betul?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kolgaon?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolgaon in?Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kolgaon?55.1% (Census 2011)