Kanchana, Khalikote, Ganjam, Odisha, India

Content updated on May 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kanchana


The village Kanchana is located in Khalikote Police Station Jurisdiction of Ganjam District in the State of Odisha in India. It is governed by Kanchana Gram Panchayat. It comes under Khalikote Community Development Block. The nearest town is Khalikote, which is about 10 kilometers away from Kanchana.

Travel and Communication for Kanchana


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kanchana,
Ganjam,
Odisha, India
PIN - 761031

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kanchana


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kanchana is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kanchana is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kanchana


As per available data from the year 2009, 2786 persons live in 572 house holds in the village Kanchana. There are 1291 female individuals and 1495 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.34% and males constitute 53.66% of the total population.

There are 488 scheduled castes persons of which 234 are females and 254 are males. Females constitute 47.95% and males constitute 52.05% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 17.52% of the total population.

Population density of Kanchana is 375.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kanchana


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Total area of Kanchana is 742 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 429.49 ha. About 66.14 ha is un-irrigated area. About 363.35 ha is irrigated area. About 179.49 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 183.15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 0.71 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 47.22 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 9.12 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 9.72 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 4.13 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.46 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.81 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 231.69 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kanchana


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Beguniapada, which is less than 5 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a government primary school in the village Kanchana.

There is a government middle school in the village Kanchana.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Beguniapada, which is less than 5 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Khalikote, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

Colleges in Kanchana


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Brahmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Brahmapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

Other Educational Facilities in Kanchana


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Khalikote, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Berhampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

Healthcare Facilities in Kanchana


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kanchana.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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