# Kolape Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg 

# Kolape

Kolape is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416810**. The 2011 Census counted **1,476 people in 324 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 1,476people (2011)
- 324households
- 63.7%literacy
- 416810PIN code

## Kolape PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolape is 416810.** Kolape falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416810
- Community development blockVaibhavvadi
- Census village code566349

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

## How far is Kolape from nearby towns?

- Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)30 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 Kolape?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kolape; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharepatan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Padgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kolape known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and kokam**. About 38% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Kolape

Of every 100 households in Kolape in 2011, 75 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Kolape · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**23%

Tap water ****61%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****7%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**35%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Kolape?

■ Kolape · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**971

Working population ****38.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (21%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 403 (71%)

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 Vaibhavvadi

- Nadhavade2,522 people
- Vabhave2,297 people
- Lore2,223 people
- Kokisare1,876 people
- Mehbubnagar1,372 people
- Mangavli1,264 people
- Achirne1,255 people
- Het1,222 people

[All 59 villages in Vaibhavvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolape?416810
- How far is Kolape from Oras Bk.?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kolape?1,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolape in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kolape?63.7% (Census 2011)
