# Kanchanpur Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/kanchanpur-252447/ Village · Sasaram, Rohtas # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,274 people in 165 households**, the 61st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 1,274people (2011) - 165households - 78.0%literacy - 830females per 1,000 males ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes Kanchanpur falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhankara - Community development blockSasaram - Census village code252447 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchanpur from nearby towns? - Sasaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)10 km by road - Sasaram (nearest town)10 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 Kanchanpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karbandiya - ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kanchanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Kanchanpur Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Sasaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****20%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **89% Use banking services ****78%** **55% Television ****40%** **23% Mobile phone ****81%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **20% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Kanchanpur? ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Sasaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653** **927 Working population ****23.8%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 68.0% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 24 (8%) · **■** Other work 48 (16%) · **■** Marginal 148 (49%) 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 Sasaram - Bahrar1,355 people - Gharbair1,344 people - Dhanpurwa1,340 people - Dumaria1,301 people - Barui1,238 people - Belahar1,199 people - Chhotka Mor1,191 people - Tendua1,150 people [All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanchanpur from Sasaram?10 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur?1,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?78.0% (Census 2011)