# Kanchhia Village, Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal 

# Kanchhia

Kanchhia is a village in Kamakshyanagar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 232 households**, the 39th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 1,059people (2011)
- 232households
- 65.7%literacy
- 759018PIN code

## Kanchhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchhia is 759018.** Kanchhia falls in Kamakshyanagar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759018
- Gram panchayatJaganathpur
- Community development blockKamakshyanagar
- Census village code402405

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

## How far is Kanchhia from nearby towns?

- Kamakshyanagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kamakshyanagar (nearest town)14 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 Kanchhia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Kamakshyanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamakshyanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kamakshyanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kanchhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 59% of the 270 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 Kanchhia

Of every 100 households in Kanchhia in 2011, 34 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchhia · ■ Kamakshyanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****53%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanchhia?

■ Kanchhia · ■ Kamakshyanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**869

Working population ****48.5%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 56.9% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 56 (11%) · **■** Marginal 408 (79%)

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 Kamakshyanagar

- Aluajharan1,126 people
- Rankia1,091 people
- Koriapal1,087 people
- Jineilo1,085 people
- Sundhikateni1,023 people
- Arakhapal1,011 people
- Raibol976 people
- Manitri873 people

[All 127 villages in Kamakshyanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/kamakshyanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchhia?759018
- How far is Kanchhia from Dhenkanal?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchhia?1,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchhia in?Dhenkanal district (Kamakshyanagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchhia?65.7% (Census 2011)