# Kankewa Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/kankewa/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Kankewa Kankewa is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,297 people in 328 households**, the 28th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,297people (2011) - 328households - 68.0%literacy - 492112PIN code ## Kankewa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankewa is 492112.** Kankewa falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code492112 - Gram panchayatKankewa - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445898 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankewa from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)132 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)12 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 Kankewa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kankewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Kankewa known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 80% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Kankewa Of every 100 households in Kankewa in 2011, 85 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kankewa · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **82% Toilet within the home ****16%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **96% Use banking services ****78%** **63% Television ****20%** **20% Mobile phone ****28%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kankewa? ■ Kankewa · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **953 Working population ****49.7%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (56%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 - Kenduwa1,380 people - Birkol1,359 people - Chhuipali1,349 people - Awalachaka1,323 people - Temri1,288 people - Darrabhatha1,277 people - Jalpur1,226 people - Kosampali1,212 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankewa?492112 - How far is Kankewa from Mahasamund?132 km by road - What is the population of Kankewa?1,297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankewa in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kankewa?68.0% (Census 2011)