Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa
# Kansa

Kansa is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495688. The 2011 Census counted 2,486 people in 638 households, the 10th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 2,486 people (2011)
- 638 households
- 67.9% literacy
- 495688 PIN code

## Kansa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kansa is 495688. Kansa falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495688
- Gram panchayat Kansa
- Community development block Dabhra
- Census village code 437124

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kansa from nearby towns?
- Dabhra (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Dabhra (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kansa?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kansa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1
- ● Dispensary In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kotmi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dabhra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raigarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kansa known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and pigeon pea. About 85% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kansa

Of every 100 households in Kansa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kansa · ■ Dabhra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 90%
- Toilet within the home 15% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 88%
- Tap water 15% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 18% 45%
- Television 32% 24%
- Mobile phone 32% 21%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 29%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kansa?

■ Kansa · ■ Dabhra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.9% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 1001
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946
- Working population 58.4% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 401 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (6%) · ■ Household industry 25 (2%) · ■ Other work 209 (14%) · ■ Marginal 727 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra
- Sapos 2,801 people
- Pharasawani 2,781 people
- Kanwali 2,499 people
- Kusmul 2,498 people
- Dhurkot 2,378 people
- Baghaud 2,274 people
- Gobra 2,164 people
- Bartunga 2,149 people

All 124 villages in Dabhra

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- Kansa · Village, Danta, Banas Kantha · 2,251 people
- Kansa · Village, Maihar, Satna · 1,868 people
- Kansa · Village, Nilagiri, Baleshwar · 1,688 people
- Kansa · Village, Mahmudabad, Sitapur · 1,687 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kansa? 495688
- How far is Kansa from Janjgir? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Kansa? 2,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kansa in? Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kansa? 67.9% (Census 2011)

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