# Kolthan Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/kolthan/ Village · Murbad, Thane # Kolthan Kolthan is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,065 people in 221 households**, the 57th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,065people (2011) - 221households - 69.1%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Kolthan PIN code and other codes Kolthan falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurbad - Census village code553098 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolthan from nearby towns? - Murbad (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thane (district HQ)74 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)47 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 Kolthan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kolthan; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murbad - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivde - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Kolthan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Kolthan Of every 100 households in Kolthan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kolthan · ■ Murbad rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **79% Toilet within the home ****30%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **86% Use banking services ****55%** **62% Television ****26%** **26% Mobile phone ****57%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **39% 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 Kolthan? ■ Kolthan · ■ Murbad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662** **954 Working population ****35.7%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 242 (64%) 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 Murbad - Ambele Bk.1,086 people - Kishor1,067 people - Talwali Tarf Ghorad1,067 people - Khandape1,066 people - Malegaon1,044 people - Ambegaon1,020 people - Kalanbhad1,017 people - Potgaon1,013 people [All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kolthan from Thane?74 km by road - What is the population of Kolthan?1,065 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolthan in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kolthan?69.1% (Census 2011)