# Khanan Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/khanan/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Khanan Khanan is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,731 people in 265 households**, the 27th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,731people (2011) - 265households - 51.6%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Khanan PIN code and other codes Khanan falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKhanan - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002898 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khanan from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)30 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)28 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 Khanan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Khanan; 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 - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kangan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kangan - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Khanan known for? About 79% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Khanan Of every 100 households in Khanan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khanan · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **81% Toilet within the home ****27%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **43% Tap water ****92%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****21%** **45% Television ****17%** **24% Mobile phone ****23%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****32%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Khanan? ■ Khanan · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **877 Working population ****27.2%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 35.4% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 256 (54%) · **■** Marginal 201 (43%) 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 Kangan - Palang2,450 people - Sumbal Bala2,415 people - Ara Hama2,112 people - Mar Gund1,921 people - Satrina1,494 people - Barwalah1,337 people - Najwan Nilah1,193 people - Hardo Panzin1,146 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khanan from Gaderbal?30 km by road - What is the population of Khanan?1,731 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khanan in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Khanan?51.6% (Census 2011)