# Kangaon Village, Sohela, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sohela, Bargarh 

# Kangaon

Kangaon is a village in Sohela sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768049**. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 422 households**, the 17th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 1,533people (2011)
- 422households
- 81.2%literacy
- 768049PIN code

## Kangaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kangaon is 768049.** Kangaon falls in Sohela sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768049
- Gram panchayatKangaon
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380243

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

## How far is Kangaon from nearby towns?

- Sohela (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bargarh (nearest town)30 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 Kangaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baragarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kangaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and vegitable**. Products made here include saree. About 62% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kangaon

Of every 100 households in Kangaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kangaon · ■ Sohela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****27%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**27%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**22%

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 Kangaon?

■ Kangaon · ■ Sohela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**966

Working population ****38.4%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 71.9% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 190 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (42%) · **■** Household industry 35 (6%) · **■** Other work 95 (16%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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 Sohela

- Dhusarbahal1,754 people
- Banbira1,668 people
- Arjunda1,625 people
- Tandol1,574 people
- Banjari1,531 people
- Kudopali1,469 people
- Baunsenmura1,468 people
- Tabada1,396 people

[All 92 villages in Sohela](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/sohela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangaon?768049
- How far is Kangaon from Bargarh?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kangaon?1,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangaon in?Bargarh district (Sohela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kangaon?81.2% (Census 2011)