# Kankjol Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Kankjol

Kankjol is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,707 people in 348 households**, the 29th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 1,707people (2011)
- 348households
- 59.7%literacy
- 816105PIN code

## Kankjol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankjol is 816105.** Kankjol falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816105
- Gram panchayatDariapur
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359608

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

## How far is Kankjol from nearby towns?

- Barharwa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)75 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)20 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 Kankjol?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kankjol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srikund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Kankjol known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bidi and rope. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kankjol

Of every 100 households in Kankjol in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankjol · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**85%

Tap water ****49%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****7%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**33%

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 Kankjol?

■ Kankjol · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**961

Working population ****44.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 55.3% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (22%) · **■** Marginal 340 (44%)

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 Barharwa

- Maheshghati2,219 people
- Patharia2,149 people
- Patna2,062 people
- Majurkol1,857 people
- Mogalpara1,568 people
- Barari1,566 people
- Chandpur1,532 people
- Nijampur1,532 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankjol?816105
- How far is Kankjol from Sahibganj?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kankjol?1,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankjol in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kankjol?59.7% (Census 2011)