# Kansa Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/kansa/ Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kansa Kansa is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495556**. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 221 households**, the 54th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,227people (2011) - 221households - 63.1%literacy - 495556PIN code ## Kansa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kansa is 495556.** Kansa falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495556 - Gram panchayatKansa - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436780 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kansa from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road - Nawagarh (nearest town)6 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 Kansa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kansa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Godhna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharod - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kansa known for? About 78% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Kansa Of every 100 households in Kansa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kansa · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****12%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****20%** **28% Television ****20%** **32% Mobile phone ****16%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Kansa? ■ Kansa · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1256** **954 Working population ****53.2%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 235 (36%) 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 Nawagarh - Khaira1,253 people - Borda1,241 people - Dahida1,236 people - Belha1,231 people - Darri1,214 people - Karra1,155 people - Kamta1,109 people - Kotiya1,084 people [All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kansa?495556 - How far is Kansa from Janjgir?30 km by road - What is the population of Kansa?1,227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kansa in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kansa?63.1% (Census 2011)