# Kaniguma Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/thuamul-rampur/kaniguma/ Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi # Kaniguma Kaniguma is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766037**. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 82 households**, the 79th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%. - 332people (2011) - 82households - 56.4%literacy - 766037PIN code ## Kaniguma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaniguma is 766037.** Kaniguma falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766037 - Gram panchayatKaniguma - Community development blockThuamul-Rampur - Census village code424372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaniguma from nearby towns? - Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)48 km by road - Bhawanipatna (nearest town)70 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 Kaniguma? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniguma; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thuamul Rampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 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 Kaniguma known for? The main crops are **paddy and bajra**. About 24% of the 53 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 Kaniguma Of every 100 households in Kaniguma in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kaniguma · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **7% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****97%** **21% Television ****3%** **2% Mobile phone ****10%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****47%** **68% 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 Kaniguma? ■ Kaniguma · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **45.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **1042 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500** **987 Working population ****51.5%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 37.8% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 147 (86%) 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 Thuamul Rampur - Kachalekha358 people - Badabag356 people - Tukuguda356 people - Ranidumer344 people - Kendumundi331 people - Benakhamar330 people - Badabundel327 people - Barakaudi326 people [All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/thuamul-rampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaniguma?766037 - How far is Kaniguma from Bhawanipatna?48 km by road - What is the population of Kaniguma?332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniguma in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kaniguma?56.4% (Census 2011)