# Kanek Village, Malia, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Malia, Junagadh 

# Kanek

Kanek is a village in Malia sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362250**. The 2011 Census counted **1,400 people in 253 households**, the 38th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,400people (2011)
- 253households
- 81.9%literacy
- 362250PIN code

## Kanek PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanek is 362250.** Kanek falls in Malia sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362250
- Gram panchayatKanek
- Community development blockMalia
- Census village code514885

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

## How far is Kanek from nearby towns?

- Malia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chorvad (nearest town)3 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 Kanek?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanek; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chorvad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kanek known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 74% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Kanek

Of every 100 households in Kanek in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 73 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kanek · ■ Malia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**56%

Tap water ****24%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**67%

Television ****83%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****73%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Kanek?

■ Kanek · ■ Malia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**74.6%

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

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**905

Working population ****39.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 360 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 105 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (4%)

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 Malia

- Jhadka1,516 people
- Kerala1,487 people
- Langodra1,480 people
- Gangecha1,414 people
- Sukhpur1,395 people
- Gotana1,353 people
- Dudhala1,343 people
- Jangar1,333 people

[All 63 villages in Malia](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/malia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanek?362250
- How far is Kanek from Junagadh?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kanek?1,400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanek in?Junagadh district (Malia sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kanek?81.9% (Census 2011)