# Kanchura Village, Buguda, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Buguda, Ganjam 

# Kanchura

Kanchura is a village in Buguda sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 237 households**, the 53rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,060people (2011)
- 237households
- 71.9%literacy
- 761117PIN code

## Kanchura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchura is 761117.** Kanchura falls in Buguda sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761117
- Gram panchayatPangidi
- Community development blockBuguda
- Census village code410444

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

## How far is Kanchura from nearby towns?

- Buguda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Buguda (nearest town)10 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 Kanchura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Buguda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Buguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aska
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Kanchura known for?

About 97% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanchura

Of every 100 households in Kanchura in 2011, 47 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanchura · ■ Buguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kanchura?

■ Kanchura · ■ Buguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**925

Working population ****38.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (31%) · **■** Marginal 220 (54%)

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 Buguda

- Kanakujaru1,128 people
- Tikarapada1,099 people
- Dadarakhola1,079 people
- Banapalli1,073 people
- Solandi1,033 people
- Chadiapalli1,027 people
- Gudipalli1,010 people
- Bhogoda992 people

[All 103 villages in Buguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/buguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchura?761117
- How far is Kanchura from Chatrapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchura?1,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchura in?Ganjam district (Buguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchura?71.9% (Census 2011)