Kankara
Kankara is a revenue village in Dhamnagar tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha.
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Dhamnagar tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha.
Kankara today
- Brinjal₹3,740Chandabali APMC · 6 Nov 2026
- Onion₹3,400Bhadrak APMC · 6 Nov 2026
- Potato₹1,450Chandabali APMC · 6 Nov 2026
Diwali 2026 in Kankara
Diwali is on Sunday 8 November 2026 in the central government's holiday list (Odisha's 2026 list has no entry by that name).
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Kankara is a village in Dhamnagar tehsil, Bhadrak district, Odisha. Its postal pincode is 756117.
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Villages sharing pincode 756117
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The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Kankara. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Kankara · 20.8993° N, 86.4423° E
Electoral profile
Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Odisha Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Kankara isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Dhamnagar tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices483 in Bhadrak district
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Post office
Post office
Hospitals & clinics85 in Bhadrak district
Hospital
Near Uco Bank, Dhusuri
Government offices1 in Bhadrak district
Temples9 in Bhadrak district
Transport8 in Bhadrak district
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People often ask about Kankara
Where is Kankara located?
Kankara is a village in Dhamnagar tehsil of Bhadrak district, Odisha, India.
Which district is Kankara in?
Kankara is in Bhadrak district of Odisha.
How is Kankara written in the local script?
Kankara is written କାଙ୍କରା.
What is the pincode of Kankara?
The pincode of Kankara, Dhamnagar, Bhadrak is 756117.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kankara in?
Kankara is in the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Kankara?
Avimanyu Sethi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat, which includes Kankara, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Kankara in?
Kankara is in the Dhamnagar assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Kankara?
Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Dhamnagar assembly seat, which includes Kankara, in 2024.
What is the LGD code of Kankara?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kankara is 952500.
Which villages are near Kankara?
Villages near Kankara include Sarasada (about 8.5 km), Ahiyas (about 8.5 km), Bhandari Pokhari (Dakhinbad) (about 10 km), Chandrabhanupur (about 10 km), Barikpur (about 10 km).
Who is the sarpanch of Kankara?
The sarpanch of Kankara has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 35.3 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Bhadrak district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 6 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinjal | Chandabali APMC | 3,550 | 4,050 | 3,740 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Onion | Bhadrak APMC | 3,200 | 3,600 | 3,400 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Onion | Chandabali APMC | 4,000 | 4,550 | 4,230 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Potato | Chandabali APMC | 1,320 | 1,600 | 1,450 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Potato | Sahidngar APMC | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,250 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Pumpkin | Sahidngar APMC | 1,250 | 1,560 | 1,450 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) | Sahidngar APMC | 2,300 | 2,800 | 2,500 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Potato · Potato | Bhadrak APMC | 1,500 | 1,950 | 1,800 | 5 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Kankara's shops. Best mandi price near Kankara →
Official dataAgmarknet, 6 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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