# Kanchanpur Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/kanchanpur/ Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol # Kanchanpur Kanchanpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,616 people in 624 households**, the 17th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 2,616people (2011) - 624households - 61.9%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Kanchanpur PIN code and other codes Kanchanpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code501453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchanpur from nearby towns? - Shahdol (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)15 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town)15 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 Kanchanpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Gurwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kanchanpur known for? About 55% of the 1,098 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Kanchanpur Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **51% Toilet within the home ****9%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****58%** **67% Television ****20%** **15% Mobile phone ****24%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Kanchanpur? ■ Kanchanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **62.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **965 Working population ****38.7%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 51.5% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 224 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 196 (19%) · **■** Marginal 563 (56%) 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 - Jamui2,765 people - Sarai Kanpa2,762 people - Batura2,726 people - Mithauri2,705 people - Bartara2,597 people - Pipariya2,548 people - Bareli2,534 people - Dhurwar2,509 people [All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanchanpur from Shahdol?15 km by road - What is the population of Kanchanpur?2,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchanpur in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?61.9% (Census 2011)