# Kanakpur Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dighwara, Saran 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,537 people in 535 households**, the 8th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 3,537people (2011)
- 535households
- 77.4%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kanakpur PIN code and other codes

Kanakpur falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTrilochak
- Community development blockDighwara
- Census village code234439

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?

- Dighwara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)22 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Digfhwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 58% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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, 66 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ Dighwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**74%

Tap water ****29%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**88%

Use banking services ****73%**

**60%

Television ****37%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ Dighwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**905

Working population ****23.0%**

**27.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 66.2% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (23%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (15%) · **■** Marginal 357 (44%)

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 Dighwara

- Manupur6,204 people
- Barua5,938 people
- Haraji5,809 people
- Kuraia4,085 people
- Akilpur3,347 people
- Malkha Chak3,330 people
- Rampur Ami3,252 people
- Ami2,932 people

[All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanakpur from Chhapra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kanakpur?3,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?77.4% (Census 2011)