# Kanpura Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Kanpura

Kanpura is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,495 people in 240 households**, the 37th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,495people (2011)
- 240households
- 66.5%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Kanpura PIN code and other codes

Kanpura falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUnwans
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248692

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

## How far is Kanpura from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)15 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 Kanpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarasti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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)1 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 Kanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 92% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Kanpura

Of every 100 households in Kanpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanpura · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Kanpura?

■ Kanpura · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662**

**946

Working population ****22.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 54.2% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 48 (15%)

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 Itarhi

- Dehria1,607 people
- Debkali Dharampura1,571 people
- Parasi1,537 people
- Inglish1,518 people
- Basantpur1,470 people
- Dharampur1,434 people
- Kharhana1,415 people
- Jamuaon1,370 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanpura from Buxar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kanpura?1,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpura in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpura?66.5% (Census 2011)