# Kantor Village, Parajang, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Parajang, Dhenkanal 

# Kantor

Kantor is a village in Parajang sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759120**. The 2011 Census counted **2,577 people in 634 households**, the 17th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,577people (2011)
- 634households
- 77.1%literacy
- 759120PIN code

## Kantor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantor is 759120.** Kantor falls in Parajang sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759120
- Gram panchayatKantor
- Community development blockParajang
- Census village code402269

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

## How far is Kantor from nearby towns?

- Parajang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)65 km by road
- Talcher (nearest town)20 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 Kantor?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kantor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Kualo
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parajang
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hatiluchani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kantor known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kantor

Of every 100 households in Kantor in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantor · ■ Parajang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**26%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kantor?

■ Kantor · ■ Parajang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**868

Working population ****43.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.0% for women. 63% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (54%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 147 (13%) · **■** Marginal 172 (15%)

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 Parajang

- Pangatira3,110 people
- Patarapada3,069 people
- Lodhani3,036 people
- Kankadasoda2,970 people
- Kumusi2,525 people
- Kulei2,440 people
- Katabahal2,372 people
- Khalapal2,336 people

[All 132 villages in Parajang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/parajang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantor?759120
- How far is Kantor from Dhenkanal?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kantor?2,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantor in?Dhenkanal district (Parajang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kantor?77.1% (Census 2011)