Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 404 people in 106 households, the 86th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 404 people (2011) - 106 households - 65.7% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanchanpur is 497116. Kanchanpur falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Umrauli - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433129 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanchanpur from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanchanpur? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Latori - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 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 71% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 64% 51% - Television 4% 8% - Mobile phone 6% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 14% 37% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanchanpur? ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1156 992 - Working population 58.7% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 49.7% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 104 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 123 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Rampur 465 people - Amera 452 people - Soyada 419 people - Goreyapipar 411 people - Jiwiliya 393 people - Pathari 364 people - Hansdand 362 people - Kotbarra 320 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchanpur? 497116 - How far is Kanchanpur from Ambikapur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur? 404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur? 65.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/kanchanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.