# Kolkas Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Kolkas

Kolkas is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **9 people in 1 households**, the 161st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 9people (2011)
- 1households
- 87.5%literacy
- 2,000females per 1,000 males

## Kolkas PIN code and other codes

Kolkas falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531546

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

## How far is Kolkas from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)110 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)59 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 Kolkas?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mogiya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chikhaldara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhaldara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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.

## Homes and amenities in Kolkas

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

■ Kolkas · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****100%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**66%

Own their home ****0%**

**95%

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 Kolkas?

■ Kolkas · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2000**

**962

Working population ****22.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 67% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (50%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Memna172 people
- Lawada144 people
- Churni62 people
- Wanroad21 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolkas from Amravati?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kolkas?9 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolkas in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kolkas?87.5% (Census 2011)