# Kanp Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa 

# Kanp

Kanp is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852221**. The 2011 Census counted **19,431 people in 3,727 households**, the 2nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 19,431people (2011)
- 3,727households
- 49.6%literacy
- 852221PIN code

## Kanp PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanp is 852221.** Kanp falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852221
- Gram panchayatKanp West, Kanp East
- Community development blockSaur Bazar
- Census village code226510

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

## How far is Kanp from nearby towns?

- Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)21 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)21 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 Kanp?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanp; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukhasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Kanp known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 1,967 hectares of village land is sown, and 538 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 Kanp

Of every 100 households in Kanp in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanp · ■ Saur Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**44%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****57%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanp?

■ Kanp · ■ Saur Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**950

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 36.3% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2,693 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,987 (27%) · **■** Household industry 223 (3%) · **■** Other work 287 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2,223 (30%)

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 Saur Bazar

- Chanaur22,436 people
- Gamharia11,609 people
- Khajuri11,177 people
- Sahuria10,934 people
- Tiri9,395 people

[All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanp?852221
- How far is Kanp from Saharsa?21 km by road
- What is the population of Kanp?19,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanp in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanp?49.6% (Census 2011)