# Kanika, Hemgir, Sundargarh (Odisha) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Hemgir, Sundargarh 

# Kanika

Kanika is a village in [Hemgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/hemgir/) sub-district of [Sundargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/) district, [Odisha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/), PIN code **770075**. The 2011 Census counted **3,587 people in 851 households**, the 2nd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 3,587people (2011)
- 851households
- 78.3%literacy
- 770075PIN code

## Kanika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanika is 770075.** Kanika falls in Hemgir sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770075
- Gram panchayatKanika
- Community development blockHemgir
- Census village code383599

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

## How far is Kanika from nearby towns?

- Hemgir (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)63 km by road
- Belpahar (nearest town)14 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 Kanika?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Kanika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hemagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belpahar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirei
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kanika known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kanika

Of every 100 households in Kanika in 2011, 59 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanika · ■ Hemgir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**87%

Tap water ****11%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****43%**

**45%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****78%**

**93%

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 Kanika?

■ Kanika · ■ Hemgir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**947

Working population ****38.8%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (19%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 613 (44%) · **■** Marginal 387 (28%)

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 Hemgir

- Hemgir4,030 people
- Gopalapur3,171 people
- Tikilipara2,994 people
- Tunulia2,650 people
- Toparia2,604 people

[All 153 villages in Hemgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/hemgir/villages/)

## Other places named Kanika

- Kanika · Village, Raruan, Mayurbhanj · 683 people
- Kanika · Village, Sundargarh, Sundargarh · 399 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanika?770075
- How far is Kanika from Sundargarh?63 km by road
- What is the population of Kanika?3,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanika in?Sundargarh district (Hemgir sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kanika?78.3% (Census 2011)