# Cholai Village, Poladpur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Poladpur, Raigarh 

# Cholai

Cholai is a village in Poladpur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 80 households**, the 38th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 398people (2011)
- 80households
- 70.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Cholai PIN code and other codes

Cholai falls in Poladpur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPoladpur
- Census village code555172

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

## How far is Cholai from nearby towns?

- Poladpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)132 km by road
- Mahad (nearest town)19 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 Cholai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Cholai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poladpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Cholie
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Poladpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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.

## What is Cholai known for?

About 16% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Cholai

Of every 100 households in Cholai in 2011, 74 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Cholai · ■ Poladpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**42%

Tap water ****88%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**86%

Use banking services ****15%**

**55%

Television ****36%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Cholai?

■ Cholai · ■ Poladpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1124

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**975

Working population ****44.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 62.9% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (34%) · **■** Household industry 17 (10%) · **■** Other work 29 (17%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Poladpur

- Borghar416 people
- Govele410 people
- Chambhargani Bk.409 people
- Ranawadi Bk.407 people
- Mahalunge393 people
- Palchil393 people
- Kamthe390 people
- Naneghol388 people

[All 86 villages in Poladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Cholai from Alibag?132 km by road
- What is the population of Cholai?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cholai in?Raigarh district (Poladpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Cholai?70.3% (Census 2011)