# Kankaithi Village, Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur 

# Kankaithi

Kankaithi is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,350 people in 430 households**, the 19th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 2,350people (2011)
- 430households
- 50.5%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Kankaithi PIN code and other codes

Kankaithi falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanhauli
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code240129

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

## How far is Kankaithi from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)14 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)14 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 Kankaithi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kankaithi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mustaphapur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Kankaithi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Kankaithi

Of every 100 households in Kankaithi in 2011, 20 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankaithi · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**35%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****28%**

**45%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Kankaithi?

■ Kankaithi · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183**

**968

Working population ****40.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 135 (14%) · **■** Other work 93 (10%) · **■** Marginal 672 (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 Jagdishpur

- Chamelichak2,744 people
- Saino2,639 people
- Khiriband2,389 people
- Angari Buzurg2,380 people
- Kaneri2,280 people
- Badluchak2,168 people
- Mohiuddinpur2,029 people
- Moazzamchak1,996 people

[All 165 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankaithi from Bhagalpur?14 km by road
- What is the population of Kankaithi?2,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankaithi in?Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kankaithi?50.5% (Census 2011)