Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497335. The 2011 Census counted 1,433 people in 343 households, the 25th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 1,433 people (2011) - 343 households - 65.7% literacy - 497335 PIN code ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanchanpur is 497335. Kanchanpur falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497335 - Gram panchayat Kanchanpur - Community development block Baikunthpur - Census village code 431433 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanchanpur from nearby towns? - Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ) 4 km by road - Baikunthpur (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanchanpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baikunthpur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Baikunthpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katgodi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanchanpur known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 73% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanchanpur Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 31% 57% - Toilet within the home 4% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 9% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 73% 63% - Television 3% 14% - Mobile phone 12% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 38% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanchanpur? ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 71.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 961 - Working population 64.6% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 52.6% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 315 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 35 (4%) · ■ Marginal 566 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baikunthpur - Amapara 1,617 people - Bardiya 1,605 people - Karji 1,560 people - Mansukh 1,466 people - Sawanrawan 1,425 people - Champajhar 1,376 people - Salka 1,335 people - Amhar 1,306 people All 125 villages in Baikunthpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchanpur? 497335 - How far is Kanchanpur from Baikunthpur? 4 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur? 1,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in? Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur? 65.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/kanchanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.