# Kanchana Village, Khalikote, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Khalikote, Ganjam 

# Kanchana

Kanchana is a village in Khalikote sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761031**. The 2011 Census counted **2,786 people in 572 households**, the 9th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 2,786people (2011)
- 572households
- 62.9%literacy
- 761031PIN code

## Kanchana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchana is 761031.** Kanchana falls in Khalikote sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761031
- Gram panchayatKanchana
- Community development blockKhalikote
- Census village code411901

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

## How far is Kanchana from nearby towns?

- Khalikote (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Khalikote (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 Kanchana?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Khalikote
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Kanchana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 58% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 363 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 Kanchana

Of every 100 households in Kanchana in 2011, 44 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanchana · ■ Khalikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**87%

Tap water ****45%**

**8%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanchana?

■ Kanchana · ■ Khalikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**897

Working population ****53.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 52.8% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (7%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,019 (68%)

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 Khalikote

- Manikapur3,475 people
- Mathura3,076 people
- Bhikapada3,016 people
- Talapada2,962 people
- Bania2,722 people
- Chikili2,623 people
- Longharasrikrushnasaranpur2,542 people
- Tulasipur2,394 people

[All 177 villages in Khalikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/khalikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchana?761031
- How far is Kanchana from Chatrapur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchana?2,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchana in?Ganjam district (Khalikote sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchana?62.9% (Census 2011)