# Kanka Village, Majhgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/kanka/ Village · Majhgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Kanka Kanka is a village in Majhgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,770 people in 330 households**, the 9th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%. - 1,770people (2011) - 330households - 50.0%literacy - 833214PIN code ## Kanka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanka is 833214.** Kanka falls in Majhgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833214 - Gram panchayatAdihikari - Community development blockMajhgaon - Census village code378502 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanka from nearby towns? - Majhgaon (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)85 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)85 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 Kanka? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanka; 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 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kanka known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 44% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kanka Of every 100 households in Kanka in 2011, 46 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanka · ■ Majhgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **50% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****14%** **24% Television ****3%** **4% Mobile phone ****10%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **38% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Kanka? ■ Kanka · ■ Majhgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%** **52.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063** **998 Working population ****57.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.7% for men and 35.6% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 501 (50%) 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 Majhgaon - Angarpada1,827 people - Ghorabandha1,807 people - Baliaposi1,789 people - Haldia1,778 people - Balibandh1,558 people - Asan Pat1,490 people - Tarapai1,490 people - Kantabila1,486 people [All 88 villages in Majhgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanka?833214 - How far is Kanka from Chaibasa?85 km by road - What is the population of Kanka?1,770 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanka in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Majhgaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kanka?50.0% (Census 2011)