# Kanas Village, Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kanas

Kanas is a village in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,399 people in 296 households**, the 7th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,399people (2011)
- 296households
- 51.6%literacy
- 832302PIN code

## Kanas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanas is 832302.** Kanas falls in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832302
- Gram panchayatKanas
- Community development blockDhalbhumgarh
- Census village code364122

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

## How far is Kanas from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)55 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 Kanas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Kanas known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 331 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 Kanas

Of every 100 households in Kanas in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanas · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**59%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kanas?

■ Kanas · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**967

Working population ****39.1%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 40.5% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (19%) · **■** Marginal 426 (78%)

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 Dhalbhumgarh

- Narsingarh2,604 people
- Jonbani1,828 people
- Maholishol1,679 people
- Rautara1,628 people
- Bagula1,359 people
- Dolki1,269 people
- Bihinda1,262 people
- Jugishol1,247 people

[All 109 villages in Dhalbhumgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dhalbhumgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanas?832302
- How far is Kanas from Jamshedpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kanas?1,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanas in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dhalbhumgarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanas?51.6% (Census 2011)