# Kanchanpur Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/kanchanpur/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494776**. The 2011 Census counted **1,182 people in 271 households**, the 80th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 1,182people (2011) - 271households - 62.2%literacy - 494776PIN code ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanchanpur is 494776.** Kanchanpur falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494776 - Gram panchayatKanchanpur - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438508 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? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)70 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)70 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? 9 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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, tivra and wheat**. About 39% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****69%** **27% Television ****14%** **29% Mobile phone ****15%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1394** **956 Working population ****53.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 47.5% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 311 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (37%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 64 (10%) 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 Takhatpur - Karan Kapa1,267 people - Limha1,255 people - Pondi1,209 people - Araiband1,182 people - Pura1,182 people - Binauri1,153 people - Pakariya1,150 people - Pandariya1,150 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchanpur?494776 - How far is Kanchanpur from Bilaspur?70 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur?1,182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?62.2% (Census 2011)