# Kolhiya Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/kolhiya/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Kolhiya Kolhiya is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 224 households**, the 49th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,039people (2011) - 224households - 52.7%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Kolhiya PIN code and other codes Kolhiya falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493910 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolhiya from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)30 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)30 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 Kolhiya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kolhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sigoohdi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Kolhiya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 76% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Kolhiya Of every 100 households in Kolhiya in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kolhiya · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **66% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****74%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****96%** **54% Television ****8%** **12% Mobile phone ****39%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **51% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Kolhiya? ■ Kolhiya · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **970 Working population ****52.2%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.1% for men and 43.4% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (71%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%) 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 Amarwara - Hirri Mukasa1,081 people - Khireti1,077 people - Hirri1,048 people - Rahiwada1,045 people - Sukhari Khurd1,027 people - Sarasdol Mal1,002 people - Mehlon996 people - Ponari986 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kolhiya from Chhindwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Kolhiya?1,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolhiya in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kolhiya?52.7% (Census 2011)