# Kankha Village, Jamda, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jamda, Mayurbhanj 

# Kankha

Kankha is a village in Jamda sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757045**. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 215 households**, the 21st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 919people (2011)
- 215households
- 49.8%literacy
- 757045PIN code

## Kankha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankha is 757045.** Kankha falls in Jamda sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757045
- Gram panchayatTalgaon
- Community development blockJamda
- Census village code387604

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

## How far is Kankha from nearby towns?

- Jamda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)103 km by road
- Rairangpur (nearest town)13 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 Kankha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kankha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 · Jamda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Talgan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rairangpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Kankha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. About 82% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kankha

Of every 100 households in Kankha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kankha · ■ Jamda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kankha?

■ Kankha · ■ Jamda rural average

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

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1077

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**974

Working population ****51.9%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 36.7% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 464 (97%)

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 Jamda

- Ghumal992 people
- Sunamara966 people
- Bhadusahi939 people
- Heselpata928 people
- Kudahansa859 people
- Guduta821 people
- Bandaduma813 people
- Rumapahadi811 people

[All 67 villages in Jamda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jamda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankha?757045
- How far is Kankha from Baripada?103 km by road
- What is the population of Kankha?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankha in?Mayurbhanj district (Jamda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kankha?49.8% (Census 2011)