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- LGD code
- 411940
- Pincode
- 761028
- Post office
- Rambha
- Population
- 1,631
- Households
- 361
- Literacy rate
- 58.6%
- Sex ratio
- 879 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 791
- Distance to district centre
- 180 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 148 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 330 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 511 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kakiriguma · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 28 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanaka compares
By population, Kanaka ranks #30 of 217 villages in Khalikote mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.6%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Kanaka
- 58.6%
- Khalikote mandal
- 58.7%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
−69 vs mandal average
- Kanaka
- 879
- Khalikote mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kanaka
- 4.5
- Khalikote mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanaka at a glance
Kanaka is a village of 1,631 people in 361 households (Census 2011) in Khalikote block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 30th-largest of 217 villages in Khalikote block. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. It lies 180 km from the Ganjam district centre, 45 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 11 km from Kakiriguma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761028, served by Rambha post office; the LGD village code is 411940. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 28 km away. The village votes in Mohana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dasarathi Gomanga. The population is estimated at 1,923 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanaka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- KHALIKOTE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kanaka
- Total area (ha)
- 377
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanaka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanaka
- LGD code
- 411940
- Pincode
- 761028
- Post office
- Rambha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,631
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,923
- Households
- 361
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 879
- Literacy rate
- 58.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.85139°N, 83.07386°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Berhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohana
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dasarathi Gomanga
- Block / Mandal
- Khalikote
Getting there
How to reach Kanaka
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 32 min by car · 1 h 49 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar330 kmcapital
- Hyderabad511 km
- Kolkata688 km
- Chennai708 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKakiriguma11 km
- Bus stopDuggeru Bus Stop18 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital28 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India20 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil30 km
- CollegeAPSWREIS JUNIOR COLLEGE KOMARADA41 km
- Police stationLandespolizei38 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)