# Kolasa Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/kolasa/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Kolasa Kolasa is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,900 people in 390 households**, the 19th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 1,900people (2011) - 390households - 86.5%literacy - 1,039females per 1,000 males ## Kolasa PIN code and other codes Kolasa falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529945 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolasa from nearby towns? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Akola (district HQ)25 km by road - Balapur (nearest town)8 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 Kolasa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kolasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paras - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kolasa known for? About 74% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown, and 455 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 Kolasa Of every 100 households in Kolasa in 2011, 60 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kolasa · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **73% Toilet within the home ****8%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **69% Tap water ****47%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **87% Use banking services ****57%** **55% Television ****39%** **31% Mobile phone ****57%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **43% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Kolasa? ■ Kolasa · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **929 Working population ****50.3%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.6% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 229 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (9%) · **■** Marginal 152 (16%) 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 Balapur - Khirpuri Bk.2,137 people - Ural Bk.2,098 people - Khandala2,006 people - Shelad1,997 people - Morgaon Sadijan1,829 people - Manjari1,773 people - Nakashi1,651 people - Dongargaon1,622 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kolasa from Akola?25 km by road - What is the population of Kolasa?1,900 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolasa in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kolasa?86.5% (Census 2011)