# Kantasaru Village, Paparahandi, Nabarangapur (Odisha)

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Village · Paparahandi, Nabarangapur 

# Kantasaru

Kantasaru is a village in Paparahandi sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764071**. The 2011 Census counted **1,612 people in 347 households**, the 20th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.1%.

- 1,612people (2011)
- 347households
- 23.0%literacy
- 764071PIN code

## Kantasaru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code764071
- Gram panchayatChercheta
- Community development blockPaparahandi
- Census village code427757

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

## How far is Kantasaru from nearby towns?

- Paparahandi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Nabarangapur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Papadahandi (nearest town)21 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 Kantasaru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kantasaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 622 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 Kantasaru

Of every 100 households in Kantasaru in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantasaru · ■ Paparahandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Kantasaru?

■ Kantasaru · ■ Paparahandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.0%**

**45.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**955

Working population ****37.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.9% for men and 17.5% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 147 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (36%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 222 (37%)

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

- Majhiguda1,761 people
- Palapur1,673 people
- Ghataguda1,660 people
- Chandili1,636 people
- Jambuguda1,536 people
- Tanda1,535 people
- Pandikot1,514 people
- Badakumuli1,481 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantasaru?764071
- How far is Kantasaru from Nabarangapur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kantasaru?1,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantasaru in?Nabarangapur district (Paparahandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kantasaru?23.0% (Census 2011)