# Kankalu Village, Bhusan Steel Limited, Dhenkanal (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/bhusan-steel-limited/kankalu/ Village · Bhusan Steel Limited, Dhenkanal # Kankalu Kankalu is a village in Bhusan Steel Limited sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 277 households**, the 8th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%. - 1,210people (2011) - 277households - 86.9%literacy - 759121PIN code ## Kankalu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankalu is 759121.** Kankalu falls in Bhusan Steel Limited sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code759121 - Gram panchayatPaikapurunakota - Community development blockHindol - Census village code402982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankalu from nearby towns? - Bhusan Steel Limited (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Dhenkanal (district HQ)47 km by road - Dhenkanal (nearest town)47 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 Kankalu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kankalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paikpurunakote - ○Degree college10+ km · Khajuria Kata - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talcher - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Kankalu known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 79% of the 205 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 Kankalu Of every 100 households in Kankalu in 2011, 52 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kankalu · ■ Bhusan Steel Limited rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **43% Toilet within the home ****18%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **68% Use banking services ****36%** **40% Television ****38%** **24% Mobile phone ****63%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Kankalu? ■ Kankalu · ■ Bhusan Steel Limited rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **81.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **837 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780** **907 Working population ****31.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 79.6% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 78 (20%) · **■** Other work 58 (15%) · **■** Marginal 226 (59%) 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 Bhusan Steel Limited - Sanjapada1,927 people - Sibapur1,813 people - Amana1,421 people - Paikpurunakot1,345 people - Nuagan975 people - Khaliberana823 people - Raghunathapur823 people - Rakala636 people [All 29 villages in Bhusan Steel Limited](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/bhusan-steel-limited/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankalu?759121 - How far is Kankalu from Dhenkanal?47 km by road - What is the population of Kankalu?1,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankalu in?Dhenkanal district (Bhusan Steel Limited sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kankalu?86.9% (Census 2011)