# Kancharam Village, Rajam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/rajam/kancharam/ Village · Rajam, Srikakulam # Kancharam Kancharam is a village in Rajam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532127**. The 2011 Census counted **5,237 people in 1,275 households**, the 1st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%. - 5,237people (2011) - 1,275households - 53.2%literacy - 532127PIN code ## Kancharam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kancharam is 532127.** Kancharam falls in Rajam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532127 - Gram panchayatKancharam - Community development blockRajam - Census village code581312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kancharam from nearby towns? - Rajam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)44 km by road - Rajam (nearest town)4 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 Kancharam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kancharam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Kancharam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include bullock carts. About 78% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Kancharam Of every 100 households in Kancharam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kancharam · ■ Rajam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****20%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **85% Use banking services ****59%** **39% Television ****57%** **45% Mobile phone ****48%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **29% Own their home ****89%** **91% 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 Kancharam? ■ Kancharam · ■ Rajam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%** **51.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **942 Working population ****47.7%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 382 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 583 (23%) · **■** Household industry 147 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,053 (42%) · **■** Marginal 335 (13%) 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 Rajam - Pogiri5,113 people - Boddam5,039 people - Penubaka3,280 people - Anthakapalli3,185 people [All 26 villages in Rajam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/rajam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kancharam?532127 - How far is Kancharam from Srikakulam?44 km by road - What is the population of Kancharam?5,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kancharam in?Srikakulam district (Rajam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kancharam?53.2% (Census 2011)