# Kankmal Village, Laikera, Jharsuguda (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Laikera, Jharsuguda 

# Kankmal

Kankmal is a village in Laikera sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code **768213**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 173 households**, the 52nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 646people (2011)
- 173households
- 77.2%literacy
- 768213PIN code

## Kankmal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankmal is 768213.** Kankmal falls in Laikera sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

- PIN code768213
- Gram panchayatBhatlaida
- Community development blockLaikera
- Census village code381230

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

## How far is Kankmal from nearby towns?

- Laikera (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jharsuguda (district HQ)29 km by road
- Jharsuguda (nearest town)29 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 Kankmal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kankmal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laikera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Laikera
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Kankmal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 79% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Kankmal

Of every 100 households in Kankmal in 2011, 41 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankmal · ■ Laikera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**54%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kankmal?

■ Kankmal · ■ Laikera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**953

Working population ****47.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 64.7% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (17%) · **■** Household industry 35 (11%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 111 (36%)

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 Laikera

- Kadobahal703 people
- Bhimjor697 people
- Telidihi683 people
- Baijapali657 people
- Pankelkhol622 people
- Kadodarha590 people
- Thakurpada571 people
- Saraspali570 people

[All 92 villages in Laikera](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/laikera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankmal?768213
- How far is Kankmal from Jharsuguda?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kankmal?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankmal in?Jharsuguda district (Laikera sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kankmal?77.2% (Census 2011)