# Kanchan Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nabinagar, Aurangabad 

# Kanchan

Kanchan is a village in Nabinagar sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 185 households**, the 76th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 185households
- 39.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Kanchan PIN code and other codes

Kanchan falls in Nabinagar sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMungiya
- Community development blockNabinagar
- Census village code253912

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

## How far is Kanchan from nearby towns?

- Nabinagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)43 km by road
- Nabinagar (nearest town)12 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 Kanchan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kanchan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Kanchan

Of every 100 households in Kanchan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchan · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****67%**

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**99%

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 Kanchan?

■ Kanchan · ■ Nabinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**940

Working population ****50.7%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 32.2% for women. 49% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 529 (89%)

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 Nabinagar

- Salaia1,220 people
- Lemo Khap1,210 people
- Sonbarsa Khaira1,190 people
- Darua1,173 people
- Pipra1,140 people
- Karmari1,137 people
- Sibanpur1,137 people
- Anjanian1,128 people

[All 331 villages in Nabinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanchan from Aurangabad?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchan?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchan in?Aurangabad district (Nabinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchan?39.5% (Census 2011)