# Kanchangaon Village, Hinganghat, Wardha (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/hinganghat/kanchangaon/ Village · Hinganghat, Wardha # Kanchangaon Kanchangaon is a village in Hinganghat sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 401 households**, the 18th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 1,533people (2011) - 401households - 83.7%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Kanchangaon PIN code and other codes Kanchangaon falls in Hinganghat sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockHinganghat - Census village code534400 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchangaon from nearby towns? - Hinganghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Wardha (district HQ)40 km by road - Hinganghat (nearest town)20 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 Kanchangaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchangaon; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sirasgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Hinganghat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wardha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kanchangaon known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 93% of the 1,317 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,206 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 Kanchangaon Of every 100 households in Kanchangaon in 2011, 86 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanchangaon · ■ Hinganghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****39%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **60% Tap water ****78%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **84% Use banking services ****72%** **67% Television ****52%** **48% Mobile phone ****53%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Kanchangaon? ■ Kanchangaon · ■ Hinganghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **915 Working population ****57.5%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 77.2% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 368 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 209 (24%) 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 Hinganghat - Wani1,702 people - Sirasgaon1,689 people - Pimpalgaon1,632 people - Satefal1,604 people - Khangaon1,527 people - Ajanti1,445 people - Burkoni1,433 people - Kutki1,427 people [All 187 villages in Hinganghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/hinganghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanchangaon from Wardha?40 km by road - What is the population of Kanchangaon?1,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchangaon in?Wardha district (Hinganghat sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kanchangaon?83.7% (Census 2011)