# Kanaka Bk. Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Kanaka Bk.

Kanaka Bk. is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 311 households**, the 46th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,539people (2011)
- 311households
- 76.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Kanaka Bk. PIN code and other codes

Kanaka Bk. falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529016

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

## How far is Kanaka Bk. from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)90 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)19 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 Kanaka Bk.?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanaka Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Joharkhede
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kanaka Bk. known for?

About 91% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 444 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 Kanaka Bk.

Of every 100 households in Kanaka Bk. in 2011, 52 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanaka Bk. · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****52%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Kanaka Bk.?

■ Kanaka Bk. · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**828

Working population ****56.9%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 65.1% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 314 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 470 (54%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 82 (9%)

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 Mehkar

- Naigaon Deshmukh1,634 people
- Pimpalgaon Unda1,607 people
- Malegaon1,604 people
- Sukali1,592 people
- Kalapvihir1,525 people
- Parkhed1,508 people
- Chincholi Bore1,504 people
- Parda1,465 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanaka Bk. from Buldana?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kanaka Bk.?1,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanaka Bk. in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kanaka Bk.?76.5% (Census 2011)