# Kholka Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Kholka

Kholka is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 95 households**, the 234th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 421people (2011)
- 95households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Kholka PIN code and other codes

Kholka falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501426

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

## How far is Kholka from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)32 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)32 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 Kholka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoparu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kholka known for?

About 9% of the 920 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kholka

Of every 100 households in Kholka in 2011, 27 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kholka · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**51%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**23%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kholka?

■ Kholka · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**965

Working population ****53.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 52.4% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (10%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 116 (51%)

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 Sohagpur

- Rupaula430 people
- Barai423 people
- Majhauli423 people
- Chataha422 people
- Umariya417 people
- Dhanora389 people
- Pipariya388 people
- Atariyatola379 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kholka from Shahdol?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kholka?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kholka in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kholka?60.3% (Census 2011)