# Kanchan Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra 

# Kanchan

Kanchan is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825401**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 24 households**, the 202nd largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 133people (2011)
- 24households
- 20.2%literacy
- 825401PIN code

## Kanchan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchan is 825401.** Kanchan falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825401
- Gram panchayatKarelebar
- Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code348232

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

## How far is Kanchan from nearby towns?

- Shaligram Ram Narayanpur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)25 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 Kanchan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sardam
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hantarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hantarganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Kanchan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kanchan

Of every 100 households in Kanchan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchan · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**36%

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 Kanchan?

■ Kanchan · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.2%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****727**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**965

Working population ****29.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.4% for men and 12.8% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (13%) · **■** Other work 11 (28%) · **■** Marginal 11 (28%)

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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur

- Lolwa146 people
- Pandarkola143 people
- Karamo141 people
- Chatania138 people
- Kon133 people
- Majhgawan132 people
- Gara131 people
- Dewanbar130 people

[All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchan?825401
- How far is Kanchan from Chatra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchan?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchan in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchan?20.2% (Census 2011)