Village · Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Kanechur Kanechur is a village in Bhanupratappur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494670. The 2011 Census counted 835 people in 159 households, the 37th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 835 people (2011) - 159 households - 64.5% literacy - 494670 PIN code ## Kanechur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanechur is 494670. Kanechur falls in Bhanupratappur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494670 - Gram panchayat Kanechur - Community development block Bhanupratappur - Census village code 447599 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanechur from nearby towns? - Bhanupratappur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 40 km by road - Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanechur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanechur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhanbeda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanechur known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and kulthi. About 58% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanechur Of every 100 households in Kanechur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanechur · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 61% - Toilet within the home 0% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 8% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 35% 57% - Television 6% 16% - Mobile phone 1% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 9% 27% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanechur? ■ Kanechur · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.5% 69.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 887 975 - Working population 37.6% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 53.4% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 196 (62%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (31%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 8 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhanupratappur - Bheja 878 people - Iragaon 873 people - Haranpuri 850 people - Jampara 847 people - Hetarkasa 804 people - Dabkatta 796 people - Dumarkot 782 people - Tekadodha 755 people All 110 villages in Bhanupratappur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanechur? 494670 - How far is Kanechur from Kanker? 40 km by road - What is the population of Kanechur? 835 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanechur in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Bhanupratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanechur? 64.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/kanechur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.