# Kanchanpur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/kanchanpur/ Village · Premnagar, Surguja # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 216 households**, the 24th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%. - 1,027people (2011) - 216households - 64.6%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanchanpur is 497116.** Kanchanpur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatKanchanpur - Community development blockPremnagar - Census village code432885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchanpur from nearby towns? - Premnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)101 km by road - Premnagar (nearest town)10 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 Kanchanpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Premnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Premnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Kanchanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 68% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kanchanpur Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Premnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **29% Toilet within the home ****9%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **94% Tap water ****7%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****65%** **72% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****17%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****42%** **34% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kanchanpur? ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Premnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **56.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162** **957 Working population ****55.9%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 387 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) 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 - Anantpur1,206 people - Kotal1,059 people - Shyampur1,052 people - Kalipur1,028 people - Brandawan1,013 people - Mahora998 people - Gouripur990 people - Koteya925 people [All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchanpur?497116 - How far is Kanchanpur from Ambikapur?101 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur?1,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?64.6% (Census 2011)