# Kanhera Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Kanhera

Kanhera is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491338**. The 2011 Census counted **1,792 people in 349 households**, the 4th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,792people (2011)
- 349households
- 67.5%literacy
- 491338PIN code

## Kanhera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanhera is 491338.** Kanhera falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491338
- Gram panchayatKanhera
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442182

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

## How far is Kanhera from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)92 km by road
- Bemetara (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 Kanhera?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhera; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bametra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Kanhera known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 83% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Kanhera

Of every 100 households in Kanhera in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanhera · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**79%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Kanhera?

■ Kanhera · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**988

Working population ****53.4%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 479 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (8%) · **■** Marginal 216 (23%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Sagona2,159 people
- Khairajhiti Kalan1,926 people
- Beltara1,829 people
- Ghiwari1,770 people
- Banranka1,671 people
- Karesara1,629 people
- Umraonagar1,510 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanhera?491338
- How far is Kanhera from Durg?92 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhera?1,792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhera in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhera?67.5% (Census 2011)
