# Kanchapada Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Kanchapada

Kanchapada is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756166**. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 307 households**, the 20th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 1,526people (2011)
- 307households
- 82.5%literacy
- 756166PIN code

## Kanchapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchapada is 756166.** Kanchapada falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756166
- Gram panchayatKanchapada
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394268

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

## How far is Kanchapada from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Bhadrak (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 Kanchapada?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balikanda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Carampa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kanchapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Kanchapada

Of every 100 households in Kanchapada in 2011, 51 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanchapada · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**60%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****39%**

**53%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

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 Kanchapada?

■ Kanchapada · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**925

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (23%) · **■** Household industry 46 (8%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 262 (46%)

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 Similia

- Ada1,739 people
- Sanamaitapur1,714 people
- Ishwarpur1,659 people
- Chalunigan1,569 people
- Garadi1,521 people
- Sahajapada1,506 people
- Amarihagnipur1,488 people
- Bamatia1,481 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchapada?756166
- How far is Kanchapada from Baleshwar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchapada?1,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchapada in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchapada?82.5% (Census 2011)