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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BINPANI PODH
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- LGD code
- 381210
- Pincode
- 768204
- Post office
- O.M.P. Line Jharsuguda
- Population
- 564
- Households
- 147
- Literacy rate
- 74.6%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 232
Census 2011 · in context
How Kankaramunda compares
By population, Kankaramunda ranks #57 of 92 villages in Laikera mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.6%
+8.9% vs mandal average
Kankaramunda74.6%
Laikera mandal65.7%
Jharsuguda district70.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−28 vs mandal average
Kankaramunda972
Laikera mandal1,000
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kankaramunda3.8
Laikera mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kankaramunda at a glance
Kankaramunda is a village of 564 people in 147 households (Census 2011) in Laikera block, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, the 57th-largest of 92 villages in Laikera block. Literacy is 75%, 9 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768204, served by O.M.P. Line Jharsuguda post office; the LGD village code is 381210. The sarpanch is BINPANI PODH, and the village votes in Sonepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Pujari. The population is estimated at 665 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kankaramunda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHARSUGUDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Arda
- Total area (ha)
- 266
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 137.98
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.24
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kankaramunda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kankaramunda
- LGD code
- 381210
- Pincode
- 768204
- Post office
- O.M.P. Line Jharsuguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 564
- Population (projected 2026)
- 665
- Households
- 147
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 74.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonepur
- Member of Parliament
- Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niranjan Pujari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BINPANI PODH
- Block / Mandal
- Laikera
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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