# Kolwa Village, Handiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Handiya, Harda 

# Kolwa

Kolwa is a village in Handiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 119 households**, the 46th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 599people (2011)
- 119households
- 72.4%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Kolwa PIN code and other codes

Kolwa falls in Handiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarda
- Census village code486877

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

## How far is Kolwa from nearby towns?

- Handiya (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)10 km by road
- Harda (nearest town)10 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 Kolwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kolwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Harda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Kolwa known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 88% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kolwa

Of every 100 households in Kolwa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Kolwa · ■ Handiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**66%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**90%

Use banking services ****43%**

**42%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**30%

Own their home ****85%**

**93%

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 Kolwa?

■ Kolwa · ■ Handiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**923

Working population ****34.2%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (15%) · **■** Marginal 74 (36%)

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 Handiya

- Surjana672 people
- Khedi Neema669 people
- Jhugariya623 people
- Saliya Khedi623 people
- Malpon586 people
- Devtalab570 people
- Bhaironpur544 people
- Kusia533 people

[All 110 villages in Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolwa from Harda?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kolwa?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolwa in?Harda district (Handiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kolwa?72.4% (Census 2011)