# Kanai Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Kanai

Kanai is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 378 households**, the 9th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,582people (2011)
- 378households
- 85.3%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Kanai PIN code and other codes

Kanai falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498296

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

## How far is Kanai from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)76 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 Kanai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kanai; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Paraswada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kanai known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and mustard**. About 53% of the 745 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 Kanai

Of every 100 households in Kanai in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanai · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****82%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Kanai?

■ Kanai · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**981

Working population ****60.6%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 76.6% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 423 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 505 (53%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Paraswada

- Dongariya1,794 people
- Chandna1,770 people
- Bhikewada1,676 people
- Sarekha1,611 people
- Chini1,552 people
- Kharpadiya1,510 people
- Pondi1,494 people
- Bhidi1,489 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanai from Balaghat?76 km by road
- What is the population of Kanai?1,582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanai in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanai?85.3% (Census 2011)