# Kankushi Village, Chaibasa, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/kankushi/ Village · Chaibasa, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Kankushi Kankushi is a village in Chaibasa sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 102 households**, the 57th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 584people (2011) - 102households - 67.1%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Kankushi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankushi is 833201.** Kankushi falls in Chaibasa sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatKursi - Community development blockChaibasa - Census village code378087 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankushi from nearby towns? - Kankushi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)5 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)5 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 Kankushi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kankushi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kankushi known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 227 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 Kankushi Of every 100 households in Kankushi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kankushi · ■ Chaibasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **74% Toilet within the home ****55%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **54% Television ****12%** **17% Mobile phone ****43%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **91% 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 Kankushi? ■ Kankushi · ■ Chaibasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **65.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **1041 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1484** **976 Working population ****35.6%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (25%) · **■** Marginal 27 (13%) 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 Chaibasa - Purnia689 people - Barandaya622 people - Muddu Edal605 people - Chimihatu590 people - Kartingutu551 people - Morasai521 people - Murum503 people - Dobrosai479 people [All 75 villages in Chaibasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankushi?833201 - How far is Kankushi from Chaibasa?5 km by road - What is the population of Kankushi?584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankushi in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Chaibasa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kankushi?67.1% (Census 2011)