# Kolkewadi Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/kolkewadi/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Kolkewadi Kolkewadi is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,507 people in 755 households**, the 7th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 3,507people (2011) - 755households - 83.7%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Kolkewadi PIN code and other codes Kolkewadi falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565266 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolkewadi from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)65 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)18 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 Kolkewadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kolkewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shirgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khane - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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. ## What is Kolkewadi known for? About 12% of the 2,984 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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 Kolkewadi Of every 100 households in Kolkewadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kolkewadi · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****57%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **23% Tap water ****91%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **79% Use banking services ****52%** **54% Television ****49%** **41% Mobile phone ****36%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****30%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **89% 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 Kolkewadi? ■ Kolkewadi · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707** **949 Working population ****44.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 76.4% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 586 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (25%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 324 (21%) · **■** Marginal 231 (15%) 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 Chiplun - Kapsal3,895 people - Pedhe3,816 people - Pophali3,609 people - Alore3,573 people - Pedhambe3,224 people - Kokare3,220 people - Pimpli Kh.2,997 people - Kalambaste2,882 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kolkewadi from Ratnagiri?65 km by road - What is the population of Kolkewadi?3,507 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolkewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kolkewadi?83.7% (Census 2011)