# Kanhakunda Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Kanhakunda

Kanhakunda is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 42 households**, the 223rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 194people (2011)
- 42households
- 78.3%literacy
- 492112PIN code

## Kanhakunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanhakunda is 492112.** Kanhakunda falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492112
- Gram panchayatKankewa
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445900

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

## How far is Kanhakunda from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)135 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)14 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 Kanhakunda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhakunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kanhakunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 82% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Kanhakunda

Of every 100 households in Kanhakunda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanhakunda · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**63%

Television ****39%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kanhakunda?

■ Kanhakunda · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**953

Working population ****54.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 88 (84%)

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 Saraipali

- Bandupali207 people
- Chhirrakhar201 people
- Salhepali198 people
- Banhardih196 people
- Gaurbahali187 people
- Amlipadar163 people
- Tilaimal150 people
- Gamhardih126 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanhakunda?492112
- How far is Kanhakunda from Mahasamund?135 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhakunda?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhakunda in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhakunda?78.3% (Census 2011)