# Kankadapal Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Kankadapal

Kankadapal is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759013**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 288 households**, the 59th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 288households
- 83.2%literacy
- 759013PIN code

## Kankadapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankadapal is 759013.** Kankadapal falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759013
- Gram panchayatKankadapal
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403255

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

## How far is Kankadapal from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)5 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)5 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 Kankadapal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kankadapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kankadapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include steel. About 100% of the 242 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 Kankadapal

Of every 100 households in Kankadapal in 2011, 52 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankadapal · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**80%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****23%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Kankadapal?

■ Kankadapal · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**866

Working population ****33.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 76.0% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 277 (69%) · **■** Marginal 68 (17%)

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

- Khuntujhari1,334 people
- Kamadhenukota1,325 people
- Baulapurpatana1,286 people
- Badabaulapur1,281 people
- Kaunriapal1,162 people
- Gadasila1,144 people
- Suakhaikateni1,134 people
- Sudhadihikateni1,106 people

[All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankadapal?759013
- How far is Kankadapal from Dhenkanal?5 km by road
- What is the population of Kankadapal?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankadapal in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kankadapal?83.2% (Census 2011)