# Kandel Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Kandel

Kandel is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766012**. The 2011 Census counted **2,207 people in 594 households**, the 7th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,207people (2011)
- 594households
- 73.1%literacy
- 766012PIN code

## Kandel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandel is 766012.** Kandel falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766012
- Gram panchayatKandel
- Community development blockKesinga
- Census village code422342

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

## How far is Kandel from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)36 km by road
- Kesinga (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 Kandel?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kandel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Kesinga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kesinga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Kandel known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and ground nut**. About 88% of the 592 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 Kandel

Of every 100 households in Kandel in 2011, 46 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandel · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**31%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kandel?

■ Kandel · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**929

Working population ****42.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 346 (37%) · **■** Marginal 309 (33%)

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 Kesinga

- Ruphuda2,685 people
- Kantesir2,632 people
- Palam2,415 people
- Pipalpadar2,266 people
- Kikia2,119 people
- Laitara2,090 people
- Talbhaira2,090 people
- Tansir2,014 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandel?766012
- How far is Kandel from Bhawanipatna?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kandel?2,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandel in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kandel?73.1% (Census 2011)