# Kancha Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/kancha/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Kancha Kancha is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848503**. The 2011 Census counted **7,936 people in 1,330 households**, the 8th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 7,936people (2011) - 1,330households - 60.9%literacy - 848503PIN code ## Kancha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kancha is 848503.** Kancha falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848503 - Gram panchayatKancha - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kancha from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)16 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 Kancha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kancha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalsinghsaray - ○Degree college10+ km · Dasinghsaray - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhasnga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 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 Kancha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Kancha Of every 100 households in Kancha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kancha · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **5% Toilet within the home ****10%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **93% Use banking services ****25%** **42% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **29% 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 Kancha? ■ Kancha · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **924 Working population ****31.9%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 797 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 788 (31%) · **■** Household industry 102 (4%) · **■** Other work 220 (9%) · **■** Marginal 621 (25%) 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 Vidyapati Nagar - GarhSisai12,088 people - Harpur Bochaha11,758 people - Dhepura11,556 people - Semri9,112 people - Bazidpur7,524 people - Sothiawan5,737 people - Maniarpur5,267 people - Balkishunpur Marwa4,280 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kancha?848503 - How far is Kancha from Samastipur?35 km by road - What is the population of Kancha?7,936 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kancha in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kancha?60.9% (Census 2011)