# Kanka Village, Gandia, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal 

# Kanka

Kanka is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759014**. The 2011 Census counted **431 people in 101 households**, the 73rd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 431people (2011)
- 101households
- 75.3%literacy
- 759014PIN code

## Kanka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanka is 759014.** Kanka falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759014
- Gram panchayatBainsia
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402634

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

## How far is Kanka from nearby towns?

- Gandia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)31 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)31 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 Kanka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Joranda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Joranda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Joranda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Kanka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 59% of the 175 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 Kanka

Of every 100 households in Kanka in 2011, 52 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanka · ■ Gandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanka?

■ Kanka · ■ Gandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**889

Working population ****28.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (33%) · **■** Marginal 30 (24%)

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 Gandia

- Majhipal515 people
- Singa502 people
- Hatibari501 people
- Jandapasi437 people
- Kokeida431 people
- Nuapada430 people
- Patusahukateni430 people
- Mundamari411 people

[All 140 villages in Gandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/gandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanka?759014
- How far is Kanka from Dhenkanal?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kanka?431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanka in?Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanka?75.3% (Census 2011)