# Kankya Village, Golanthara, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/kankya/ Village · Golanthara, Ganjam # Kankya Kankya is a village in Golanthara sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761008**. The 2011 Census counted **973 people in 217 households**, the 49th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 973people (2011) - 217households - 68.0%literacy - 761008PIN code ## Kankya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankya is 761008.** Kankya falls in Golanthara sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761008 - Gram panchayatKankia - Community development blockKukuda Khandi - Census village code412656 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankya from nearby towns? - Golanthara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)30 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 Kankya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kankya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berhampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kankya known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 72% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Kankya Of every 100 households in Kankya in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kankya · ■ Golanthara rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **61% Toilet within the home ****11%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **72% Tap water ****11%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****73%** **51% Television ****24%** **37% Mobile phone ****15%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****86%** **90% 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 Kankya? ■ Kankya · ■ Golanthara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **923 Working population ****55.1%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 52.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (68%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (9%) · **■** Marginal 92 (17%) 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 Golanthara - Padmapur1,087 people - Kusumi1,074 people - Totadapalli1,068 people - Gobindapur1,034 people - Keutakaitha961 people - Ambapur949 people - Sunadei945 people - Singabadi937 people [All 90 villages in Golanthara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/golanthara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankya?761008 - How far is Kankya from Chatrapur?30 km by road - What is the population of Kankya?973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankya in?Ganjam district (Golanthara sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kankya?68.0% (Census 2011)