# Kankidih Village, Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kankidih

Kankidih is a village in Patamda sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 311 households**, the 18th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 311households
- 61.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Kankidih PIN code and other codes

Kankidih falls in Patamda sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockPatamda
- Census village code363255

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

## How far is Kankidih from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Mango (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 Kankidih?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adityapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 Kankidih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kankidih

Of every 100 households in Kankidih in 2011, 26 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankidih · ■ Patamda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kankidih?

■ Kankidih · ■ Patamda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**953

Working population ****54.6%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 46.3% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (11%) · **■** Marginal 676 (84%)

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 Patamda

- Kasmar1,604 people
- Geruara1,582 people
- Gengara1,494 people
- Gobarghusi1,482 people
- Chhota Gopalpur1,404 people
- Sundarpur1,388 people
- Jhunjka1,351 people
- Dighi1,307 people

[All 89 villages in Patamda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/patamda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankidih from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kankidih?1,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankidih in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Patamda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kankidih?61.1% (Census 2011)