# Kanchara Village, Chhatrapur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhatrapur, Ganjam 

# Kanchara

Kanchara is a village in Chhatrapur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761026**. The 2011 Census counted **837 people in 216 households**, the 28th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 837people (2011)
- 216households
- 66.2%literacy
- 761026PIN code

## Kanchara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchara is 761026.** Kanchara falls in Chhatrapur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761026
- Gram panchayatRajapur
- Community development blockGanjam
- Census village code412089

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

## How far is Kanchara from nearby towns?

- Chhatrapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhatrapur (nearest town)12 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 Kanchara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchara; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhatrapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhatrapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Kanchara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and pea nut**. About 69% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Kanchara

Of every 100 households in Kanchara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchara · ■ Chhatrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**51%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****39%**

**51%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Kanchara?

■ Kanchara · ■ Chhatrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****648**

**887

Working population ****32.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 51.9% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 247 (90%)

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 Chhatrapur

- Baranga1,086 people
- Padmabati1,051 people
- Hansapur886 people
- Singipur845 people
- Brahamanipalli830 people
- Bhikaripalli789 people
- Nandapandapalli642 people
- Dibyasingapur516 people

[All 46 villages in Chhatrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/chhatrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchara?761026
- How far is Kanchara from Chatrapur?11 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchara?837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchara in?Ganjam district (Chhatrapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchara?66.2% (Census 2011)