# Kanthigada Village, Digapahandi, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Digapahandi, Ganjam 

# Kanthigada

Kanthigada is a village in Digapahandi sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **760002**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 30 households**, the 118th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 126people (2011)
- 30households
- 19.8%literacy
- 760002PIN code

## Kanthigada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanthigada is 760002.** Kanthigada falls in Digapahandi sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code760002
- Gram panchayatBanthapalli
- Community development blockKukuda Khandi
- Census village code412838

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

## How far is Kanthigada from nearby towns?

- Digapahandi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Brahmapur (nearest town)18 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 Kanthigada?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthigada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lochapada
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banthapalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Berhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kanthigada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 5% of the 63 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 Kanthigada

Of every 100 households in Kanthigada in 2011, 87 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanthigada · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****53%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Kanthigada?

■ Kanthigada · ■ Digapahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.8%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**926

Working population ****56.3%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.6% for men and 20.0% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 66 (93%)

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 Digapahandi

- Biribadia134 people
- Buragam134 people
- Betajhari128 people
- Mareibadi127 people
- Gudarikandha124 people
- Bodalundi123 people
- Kinchirida120 people
- Sanaburuda119 people

[All 174 villages in Digapahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/digapahandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanthigada?760002
- How far is Kanthigada from Chatrapur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthigada?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthigada in?Ganjam district (Digapahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthigada?19.8% (Census 2011)