# Kanakpur Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,099 people in 1,140 households**, the 9th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 6,099people (2011)
- 1,140households
- 52.0%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Kanakpur PIN code and other codes

Kanakpur falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanakpur
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222391

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

## How far is Kanakpur from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)4 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 Kanakpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Kanakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Kanakpur

Of every 100 households in Kanakpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**16%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**977

Working population ****37.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 45.4% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,550 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (3%) · **■** Marginal 271 (12%)

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 Thakurganj

- Dalligaon9,282 people
- Bhog Dabar9,276 people
- Pawa Khali8,993 people
- Barchaundi7,439 people
- Besarbati6,059 people
- Bhaulmari6,026 people
- Patharia5,954 people
- Dudhaunti5,641 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanakpur from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kanakpur?6,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?52.0% (Census 2011)