Village · Soro, Baleshwar
# Kanhupur

Kanhupur is a village in Soro sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code 756047. The 2011 Census counted 349 people in 89 households, the 220th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.
- 349 people (2011)
- 89 households
- 85.9% literacy
- 756047 PIN code

## Kanhupur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kanhupur is 756047. Kanhupur falls in Soro sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.
- PIN code 756047
- Gram panchayat Manipur
- Community development block Soro
- Census village code 393688

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kanhupur from nearby towns?
- Soro (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Soro (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kanhupur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Purusottampur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Mangalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Soro
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanhupur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kanhupur

Of every 100 households in Kanhupur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanhupur · ■ Soro rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 64%
- Toilet within the home 6% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 79%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 25% 45%
- Television 21% 33%
- Mobile phone 7% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 43% 21%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kanhupur?

■ Kanhupur · ■ Soro rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 83.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 925
- Working population 34.4% 35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (63%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 24 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Soro
- Krushnacharanpur 361 people
- Laxminarayanpurpatana 358 people
- Gilida 352 people
- Abdulanagar 350 people
- Tentulia 347 people
- Khajuridiha 346 people
- Raghunathpurpatana 346 people
- Basudeipur 344 people

All 344 villages in Soro

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kanhupur? 756047
- How far is Kanhupur from Baleshwar? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhupur? 349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhupur in? Baleshwar district (Soro sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhupur? 85.9% (Census 2011)

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