# Chuna Kolwan Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Chuna Kolwan

Chuna Kolwan is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416705**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 128 households**, the 131st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 495people (2011)
- 128households
- 71.6%literacy
- 416705PIN code

## Chuna Kolwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chuna Kolwan is 416705.** Chuna Kolwan falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416705
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566163

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

## How far is Chuna Kolwan from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)78 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)24 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 Chuna Kolwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chuna Kolwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Oni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chuna Kolwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 30% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Chuna Kolwan

Of every 100 households in Chuna Kolwan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chuna Kolwan · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****33%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Chuna Kolwan?

■ Chuna Kolwan · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****44.2%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 42% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 189 (86%)

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 Rajapur

- Kunbiwadi502 people
- Dongar499 people
- Hatade499 people
- Tiware497 people
- Taralwadi492 people
- Vikhare Gothane488 people
- Yeradav487 people
- Keravale486 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chuna Kolwan?416705
- How far is Chuna Kolwan from Ratnagiri?78 km by road
- What is the population of Chuna Kolwan?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chuna Kolwan in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chuna Kolwan?71.6% (Census 2011)
