# Kanakpur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 141 households**, the 34th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 770people (2011)
- 141households
- 59.7%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Kanakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanakpur is 497116.** Kanakpur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatGouripur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432883

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

## How far is Kanakpur from nearby towns?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)102 km by road
- Premnagar (nearest town)15 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 Kanakpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawapara Kala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Premnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Kanakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 46% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kanakpur

Of every 100 households in Kanakpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****95%**

**72%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**957

Working population ****60.8%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 48.1% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 180 (38%)

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 Premnagar

- Phulkona874 people
- Shivnagar830 people
- Laxmipur817 people
- Abhaypur786 people
- Jaipur721 people
- Khajuri717 people
- Laxmanpur689 people
- Sarastal627 people

[All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanakpur?497116
- How far is Kanakpur from Ambikapur?102 km by road
- What is the population of Kanakpur?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?59.7% (Census 2011)