# Kandakhal, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi 

# Kandakhal

Kandakhal is a village in [Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/) sub-district of [Kalahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/) district, [Odisha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/), PIN code **766036**. The 2011 Census counted **1,303 people in 385 households**, the 27th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,303people (2011)
- 385households
- 49.8%literacy
- 766036PIN code

## Kandakhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandakhal is 766036.** Kandakhal falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766036
- Gram panchayatPalana
- Community development blockBhawanipatna
- Census village code423620

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

## How far is Kandakhal from nearby towns?

- Kegaon (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)33 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 Kandakhal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kandakhal; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karlapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. About 85% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kandakhal

Of every 100 households in Kandakhal in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandakhal · ■ Kegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kandakhal?

■ Kandakhal · ■ Kegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**943

Working population ****53.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 36.6% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (14%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 565 (81%)

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 Kegaon

- Kendumundi1,441 people
- Bordi1,402 people
- Makhala1,383 people
- Karlagaon1,307 people
- Balipati1,298 people
- Bargaon1,281 people
- Garagaba1,277 people
- Madiguda1,263 people

[All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/)

## Other places named Kandakhal

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- Kanda Khal · Village, Yamkeshwar, Garhwal · 97 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandakhal?766036
- How far is Kandakhal from Bhawanipatna?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kandakhal?1,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandakhal in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kandakhal?49.8% (Census 2011)