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

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Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal 

# Kankalunda

Kankalunda is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759014**. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 232 households**, the 43rd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 984people (2011)
- 232households
- 70.1%literacy
- 759014PIN code

## Kankalunda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code759014
- Gram panchayatJoranda
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402738

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

## How far is Kankalunda from nearby towns?

- Gandia (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)22 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 Kankalunda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kankalunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Joranda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Joranda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Joranda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kankalunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 74% of the 345 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 Kankalunda

Of every 100 households in Kankalunda in 2011, 40 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankalunda · ■ Gandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

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 Kankalunda?

■ Kankalunda · ■ Gandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**889

Working population ****43.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (29%) · **■** Marginal 126 (30%)

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

- Arnapur1,058 people
- Atinda1,056 people
- Chandipal1,005 people
- Dalar1,003 people
- Kusida963 people
- Eleijanga942 people
- Raitala942 people
- Jhilli907 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankalunda?759014
- How far is Kankalunda from Dhenkanal?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kankalunda?984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankalunda in?Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kankalunda?70.1% (Census 2011)