Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha # Kolua Kolua is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 737 people in 171 households, the 47th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 737 people (2011) - 171 households - 61.1% literacy - 806 females per 1,000 males ## Kolua PIN code and other codes Kolua falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Nateran - Census village code 481562 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kolua from nearby towns? - Shamshabad (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ) 64 km by road - Shamshabad (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kolua? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kolua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shamshabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vidisha - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kolua known for? About 31% of the 1,131 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kolua Of every 100 households in Kolua in 2011, 61 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kolua · ■ Shamshabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 37% - Toilet within the home 18% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 95% - Tap water 36% 8% - Drinking water within premises 16% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 30% 22% - Television 21% 18% - Mobile phone 43% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 33% 50% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kolua? ■ Kolua · ■ Shamshabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 806 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 689 946 - Working population 29.2% 38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 49.6% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 127 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (7%) · ■ Other work 10 (5%) · ■ Marginal 64 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shamshabad - Berkhedi 806 people - Hada 785 people - Bhiyakhedi 754 people - Sakatpur 743 people - Golna 715 people - Barkheda Jat 714 people - Piproda 696 people - Umariya 679 people All 98 villages in Shamshabad ## Quick answers - How far is Kolua from Vidisha? 64 km by road - What is the population of Kolua? 737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolua in? Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kolua? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/shamshabad/kolua/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.