# Kankadahad Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/kankadahad/ Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal # Kankadahad Kankadahad is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759015**. The 2011 Census counted **2,294 people in 507 households**, the 21st largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 2,294people (2011) - 507households - 81.7%literacy - 759015PIN code ## Kankadahad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankadahad is 759015.** Kankadahad falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code759015 - Gram panchayatKankadahada - Community development blockSadar - Census village code403319 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankadahad from nearby towns? - Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Dhenkanal (district HQ)6 km by road - Dhenkanal (nearest town)6 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 Kankadahad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kankadahad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhenkanal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhenkanal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Kankadahad known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 58% of the 327 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 Kankadahad Of every 100 households in Kankadahad in 2011, 60 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kankadahad · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **51% Toilet within the home ****26%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****33%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****36%** **38% Television ****24%** **27% Mobile phone ****34%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Kankadahad? ■ Kankadahad · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **866 Working population ****32.0%** **35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 73.9% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (27%) · **■** Household industry 47 (6%) · **■** Other work 344 (47%) · **■** Marginal 68 (9%) 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 Dhenkanal Sadar - Kasiadihi2,553 people - Beltikiri2,523 people - Gengutia2,482 people - Baladiabandha2,453 people - Naranpur2,255 people - Dinabandhupur2,229 people - Krushnakumarpur2,223 people - Manipur2,184 people [All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankadahad?759015 - How far is Kankadahad from Dhenkanal?6 km by road - What is the population of Kankadahad?2,294 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankadahad in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kankadahad?81.7% (Census 2011)