# Kanker Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/kanker/ Village · Nabinagar, Aurangabad # Kanker Kanker is a village in Nabinagar sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,877 people in 624 households**, the 4th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 3,877people (2011) - 624households - 64.0%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Kanker PIN code and other codes Kanker falls in Nabinagar sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKanker - Community development blockNabinagar - Census village code253768 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanker from nearby towns? - Nabinagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)55 km by road - Nabinagar (nearest town)20 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 Kanker? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kanker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salaiya - ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Kanker known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 1,038 hectares of village land is sown, and 828 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 Kanker Of every 100 households in Kanker in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanker · ■ Nabinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****16%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****80%** **56% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kanker? ■ Kanker · ■ Nabinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **940 Working population ****30.9%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 51.2% for women. 40% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 285 (24%) · **■** Marginal 279 (23%) 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 - Naur5,477 people - Khajuri Panru4,424 people - Thengo4,214 people - Bariyawan3,794 people - Tanrwa3,672 people - Barem3,473 people - Kerka3,423 people [All 331 villages in Nabinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/nabinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanker from Aurangabad?55 km by road - What is the population of Kanker?3,877 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanker in?Aurangabad district (Nabinagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanker?64.0% (Census 2011)