Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar
# Kolavi

Kolavi is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 719 people in 144 households, the 120th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 719 people (2011)
- 144 households
- 61.1% literacy
- 882 females per 1,000 males

## Kolavi PIN code and other codes

Kolavi falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Akkalkuwa
- Census village code 525128

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kolavi from nearby towns?
- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Talode (nearest town) 34 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kolavi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kolavi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kolavi known for?

The main crops are toor, maize and jowar. About 85% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kolavi

Of every 100 households in Kolavi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolavi · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 30%
- Toilet within the home 1% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 86%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 10% 23%
- Television 6% 6%
- Mobile phone 8% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 85% 77%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kolavi?

■ Kolavi · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 579 949
- Working population 55.6% 48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 52.2% for women. 51% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 271 (68%) · ■ Household industry 16 (4%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 11 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa
- Ukhalipada 763 people
- Kanjani 748 people
- Chapadi 719 people
- Jambipani 719 people
- Bharkund 713 people
- Umati 708 people
- Mal 707 people
- Shendvan 691 people

All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa

## Quick answers
- How far is Kolavi from Nandurbar? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kolavi? 719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolavi in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kolavi? 61.1% (Census 2011)

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