# Kankdi Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Kankdi

Kankdi is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 28 households**, the 148th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 171people (2011)
- 28households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,165females per 1,000 males

## Kankdi PIN code and other codes

Kankdi falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487781

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

## How far is Kankdi from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)175 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)105 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)85 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 Kankdi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kankdi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kankdi known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and kodu**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kankdi

Of every 100 households in Kankdi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankdi · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kankdi?

■ Kankdi · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**904

Working population ****34.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (27%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 19 (32%)

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 Sohagpur

- Bija Kheri207 people
- Gohanadeh Raiyatwari187 people
- Sothar183 people
- Khakrapura173 people
- Nandner169 people
- Sakot154 people
- Paraspani153 people
- Chhedka143 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankdi from Hoshangabad?105 km by road
- What is the population of Kankdi?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankdi in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kankdi?66.2% (Census 2011)