# Kanakpura, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/kanakpura/ Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani # Kanakpura Kanakpura is a village in [Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/) sub-district of [Madhubani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 130 households**, the 53rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 627people (2011) - 130households - 65.7%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Kanakpura PIN code and other codes Kanakpura falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKanakpura - Community development blockJhanjharpur - Census village code220719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanakpura from nearby towns? - Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)35 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town)8 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 Kanakpura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jhajharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Kanakpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Kanakpura Of every 100 households in Kanakpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kanakpura · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****22%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****15%** **9% Mobile phone ****25%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****65%** **27% 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 Kanakpura? ■ Kanakpura · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **956 Working population ****28.7%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 152 (84%) 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 Jhanjharpur - Parmanandpur790 people - Khaira Shivottar695 people - Sindurpura663 people - Ojhaul637 people - Jamthar527 people - Kishunpur Barsam359 people - Dholaha304 people - Pauram98 people [All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/) ## Other places named Kanakpura - Kanakpura · Village, Deoria, Deoria · 4,501 people - Kanakpura · Village, Hatta, Damoh · 731 people - Kanakpura · Village, Begun, Chittaurgarh · 596 people - Kanakpura · Village, Jhadol, Udaipur · 479 people - Kanakpura · Village, Singoli, Neemuch · 236 people - Kanakpura · Village, Nainwa, Bundi · 169 people ## Quick answers - How far is Kanakpura from Madhubani?35 km by road - What is the population of Kanakpura?627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanakpura in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanakpura?65.7% (Census 2011)