Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,124 people in 263 households, the 63rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,124 people (2011) - 263 households - 68.3% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanchanpur is 497001. Kanchanpur falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Kanchanpur - Community development block Ambikapur - Census village code 432928 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanchanpur from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 13 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanchanpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Parsa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 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? About 79% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 60% - Toilet within the home 1% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 18% 59% - Television 14% 18% - Mobile phone 21% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 52% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanchanpur? ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.3% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1079 972 - Working population 27.3% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 223 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 39 (13%) · ■ Marginal 22 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur - Podiya 1,135 people - Pondi Khurd 1,135 people - Saraitikra 1,135 people - Adchi 1,132 people - Mudesa 1,122 people - Rampur 1,101 people - Karmha 1,099 people - Mohanpur 1,076 people All 122 villages in Ambikapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchanpur? 497001 - How far is Kanchanpur from Ambikapur? 13 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur? 1,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur? 68.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/kanchanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.