# Kolamb Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/kolamb/ Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg # Kolamb Kolamb is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 284 households**, the 26th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 1,096people (2011) - 284households - 92.8%literacy - 1,041females per 1,000 males ## Kolamb PIN code and other codes Kolamb falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalwan - Census village code566527 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolamb from nearby towns? - Malwan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)32 km by road - Malwan (nearest town)3 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 Kolamb? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kolamb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malwan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malwan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumbharmad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kolamb known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and kokam**. Products made here include ganapati clay statues. About 35% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Kolamb Of every 100 households in Kolamb in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kolamb · ■ Malwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****86%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **6% Tap water ****19%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **80% Use banking services ****75%** **63% Television ****71%** **43% Mobile phone ****72%** **52% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **27% Own their home ****88%** **93% 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 Kolamb? ■ Kolamb · ■ Malwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **932 Working population ****30.2%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 90.0% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (25%) · **■** Marginal 239 (72%) 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 Malwan - Malgaon1,216 people - Asarondi1,212 people - Achare1,204 people - Hadi1,144 people - Nhive1,078 people - Dhamapur1,038 people - Devli1,013 people - Sarjekot1,004 people [All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kolamb from Oras Bk.?32 km by road - What is the population of Kolamb?1,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolamb in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kolamb?92.8% (Census 2011)