# Kantasaro Village, Paparahandi, Nabarangapur (Odisha)

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Village · Paparahandi, Nabarangapur 

# Kantasaro

Kantasaro is a village in Paparahandi sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764071**. The 2011 Census counted **526 people in 121 households**, the 59th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.1%.

- 526people (2011)
- 121households
- 33.5%literacy
- 764071PIN code

## Kantasaro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantasaro is 764071.** Kantasaro falls in Paparahandi sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code764071
- Gram panchayatMaidalpur
- Community development blockPaparahandi
- Census village code427718

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

## How far is Kantasaro from nearby towns?

- Paparahandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nabarangapur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Papadahandi (nearest town)12 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 Kantasaro?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kantasaro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ambaguda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kantasaro known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 166 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 Kantasaro

Of every 100 households in Kantasaro in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantasaro · ■ Paparahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****1%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Kantasaro?

■ Kantasaro · ■ Paparahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%**

**45.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**955

Working population ****26.4%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.2% for men and 31.0% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Household industry 66 (47%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 55 (40%)

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 Paparahandi

- Khajuri576 people
- Paikakatara550 people
- Minja543 people
- Patroguda532 people
- Palsaguda488 people
- Tangarapala446 people
- Atakabeda436 people
- Gobarla397 people

[All 68 villages in Paparahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/paparahandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantasaro?764071
- How far is Kantasaro from Nabarangapur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kantasaro?526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantasaro in?Nabarangapur district (Paparahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kantasaro?33.5% (Census 2011)