# Kanach Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Kanach

Kanach is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,814 people in 469 households**, the 46th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 2,814people (2011)
- 469households
- 49.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanach

Of every 100 households in Kanach in 2011, 5 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanach · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**13%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**81%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**23%

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 Kanach?

■ Kanach · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**930

Working population ****48.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 37.8% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,263 (92%)

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 Robertsganj

- Guradah3,133 people
- Ormaura3,006 people
- Kamarhi2,987 people
- Shahijan Kalna2,818 people
- Naudiha2,801 people
- Pushuli2,764 people
- Kushmha2,746 people
- Patana2,675 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanach?2,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanach in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanach?49.9% (Census 2011)