# Bolaj Village, Kolaras, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kolaras, Shivpuri 

# Bolaj

Bolaj is a village in Kolaras sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 85 households**, the 123rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 455people (2011)
- 85households
- 21.6%literacy
- 764females per 1,000 males

## Bolaj PIN code and other codes

Bolaj falls in Kolaras sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKolaras
- Census village code455773

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

## How far is Bolaj from nearby towns?

- Kolaras (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)21 km by road
- Kolaras (nearest town)12 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 Bolaj?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bolaj; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolaras
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolaras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Bolaj known for?

About 40% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Bolaj

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

■ Bolaj · ■ Kolaras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bolaj?

■ Bolaj · ■ Kolaras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.6%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****764**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**911

Working population ****40.2%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.0% for men and 10.8% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 120 (66%)

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 Kolaras

- Kharai469 people
- Pahada466 people
- Sanwara460 people
- Manpur459 people
- Panhari447 people
- Rohani446 people
- Kumhrauwa444 people
- Dargawan443 people

[All 215 villages in Kolaras](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bolaj from Shivpuri?21 km by road
- What is the population of Bolaj?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolaj in?Shivpuri district (Kolaras sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bolaj?21.6% (Census 2011)