# Koloshi Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Koloshi

Koloshi is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **898 people in 242 households**, the 50th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 898people (2011)
- 242households
- 81.3%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Koloshi PIN code and other codes

Koloshi falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566419

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

## How far is Koloshi from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)46 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)38 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 Koloshi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Koloshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Koloshi known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 84% of the 809 hectares of village land is sown, and 679 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 Koloshi

Of every 100 households in Koloshi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Koloshi · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**18%

Tap water ****75%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****49%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Koloshi?

■ Koloshi · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**934

Working population ****45.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 74.5% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (29%) · **■** Marginal 223 (55%)

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 Kankavli

- Ayanal944 people
- Tiware942 people
- Karul908 people
- Tondavali905 people
- Sherpe894 people
- Saliste893 people
- Darum861 people
- Anandnagar802 people

[All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koloshi from Oras Bk.?46 km by road
- What is the population of Koloshi?898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koloshi in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Koloshi?81.3% (Census 2011)