# Kaniya Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/kaniya/ Village · Baihar, Balaghat # Kaniya Kaniya is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,395 people in 277 households**, the 44th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%. - 1,395people (2011) - 277households - 65.4%literacy - 954females per 1,000 males ## Kaniya PIN code and other codes Kaniya falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBirsa - Census village code498105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaniya from nearby towns? - Baihar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)113 km by road - Malajkhand (nearest town)30 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 Kaniya? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damoh - ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kaniya known for? About 42% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kaniya Of every 100 households in Kaniya in 2011, 62 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kaniya · ■ Baihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **44% Toilet within the home ****6%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **30% Television ****20%** **8% Mobile phone ****29%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **40% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Kaniya? ■ Kaniya · ■ Baihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **65.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **981 Working population ****47.4%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 54.9% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 77 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (9%) · **■** Marginal 511 (77%) 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 Baihar - Sijora1,408 people - Ajgara1,406 people - Kaindatola1,400 people - Jamuniya1,396 people - Songudda1,377 people - Palhera1,367 people - Kohka1,361 people - Nikum1,361 people [All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kaniya from Balaghat?113 km by road - What is the population of Kaniya?1,395 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniya in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kaniya?65.4% (Census 2011)