# Kokanpur Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/kokanpur/ Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Kokanpur Kokanpur is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 340 households**, the 19th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,424people (2011) - 340households - 78.6%literacy - 495116PIN code ## Kokanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kokanpur is 495116.** Kokanpur falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495116 - Gram panchayatKokanpur - Community development blockKanker - Census village code447801 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kokanpur from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)30 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)30 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 Kokanpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kokanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korr - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 15 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 Kokanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 43% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kokanpur Of every 100 households in Kokanpur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kokanpur · ■ Kanker rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **80% Toilet within the home ****17%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **34% Television ****27%** **24% Mobile phone ****37%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **19% Own their home ****89%** **96% 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 Kokanpur? ■ Kokanpur · ■ Kanker rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **1001 Working population ****55.1%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.0% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 281 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (14%) · **■** Marginal 18 (2%) 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 Kanker - Bagodar1,540 people - Viyas Kongera1,517 people - Hatkongera1,508 people - Markatola1,459 people - Telawat1,366 people - Andi1,291 people - Anjani1,271 people - Kurishtikur1,208 people [All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kokanpur?495116 - How far is Kokanpur from Kanker?30 km by road - What is the population of Kokanpur?1,424 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kokanpur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kokanpur?78.6% (Census 2011)