# Kanaun Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur 

# Kanaun

Kanaun is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174012**. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 98 households**, the 43rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 494people (2011)
- 98households
- 84.3%literacy
- 174012PIN code

## Kanaun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanaun is 174012.** Kanaun falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174012
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019743

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

## How far is Kanaun from nearby towns?

- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)24 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 Kanaun?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kanaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panjgain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Kanaun known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 38% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanaun

Of every 100 households in Kanaun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kanaun · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**23%

Tap water ****28%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**72%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****81%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**11%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanaun?

■ Kanaun · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**886

Working population ****40.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 75.5% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (27%) · **■** Other work 105 (52%) · **■** Marginal 43 (21%)

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 Bilaspur Sadar

- Barmana521 people
- Up Mohal Khairian Luhnu515 people
- Baihl Kandaila509 people
- Benla Brahmana509 people
- Sungal492 people
- Jangal Sungal Nichala487 people
- Raghunathpura476 people
- Chharol474 people

[All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanaun?174012
- How far is Kanaun from Bilaspur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kanaun?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanaun in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanaun?84.3% (Census 2011)