# Kanela Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Kanela

Kanela is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 129 households**, the 61st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 841people (2011)
- 129households
- 39.3%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kanela PIN code and other codes

Kanela falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRanisagar
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247110

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

## How far is Kanela from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)38 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)16 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 Kanela?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kanela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kanela known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kanela

Of every 100 households in Kanela in 2011, 65 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanela · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**88%

Use banking services ****64%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****57%**

**98%

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 Kanela?

■ Kanela · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**923

Working population ****30.4%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.4% for men and 32.2% for women. 41% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (17%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 186 (73%)

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 Behea

- Kuardah907 people
- Tetariya907 people
- Dharhara881 people
- Moti Rampur875 people
- Amiya804 people
- Gajrar785 people
- Bela732 people
- Narayanpur546 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanela from Arrah?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kanela?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanela in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanela?39.3% (Census 2011)