# Kolgaon Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/kolgaon/ Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad # Kolgaon Kolgaon is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 187 households**, the 52nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,055people (2011) - 187households - 87.1%literacy - 891females per 1,000 males ## Kolgaon PIN code and other codes Kolgaon falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSeoni-Malwa - Census village code487099 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? - Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)69 km by road - Seoni Malwa (nearest town)22 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? 7 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shivpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 58% of the 928 hectares of village land is sown, and 433 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, 62 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kolgaon · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **76% Toilet within the home ****36%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **59% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****55%** **42% Television ****38%** **37% Mobile phone ****64%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****27%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **905 Working population ****51.5%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 79.0% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (36%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 106 (20%) 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 Seoni-Malwa - Rampura1,096 people - Tinsiya1,092 people - Dhekna1,074 people - Makodiya1,068 people - Rajora Jat1,055 people - Dharam Kundi1,035 people - Banada1,034 people - Basaniya Kalan1,006 people [All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kolgaon from Hoshangabad?69 km by road - What is the population of Kolgaon?1,055 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolgaon in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kolgaon?87.1% (Census 2011)