Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam # Sankavaram Sankavaram is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523254. The 2011 Census counted 7,335 people in 1,724 households, the 1st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 7,335 people (2011) - 1,724 households - 61.2% literacy - 523254 PIN code ## Sankavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sankavaram is 523254. Sankavaram falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523254 - Community development block Kanigiri - Census village code 591260 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sankavaram from nearby towns? - Kanigiri (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 82 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town) 47 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sankavaram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sankavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 7 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kanigiri - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kanigiri - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kanigiri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankavaram known for? The main crops are red gram and paddy. Products made here include granites, rice, milk products, baskets and pots. About 32% of the 2,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sankavaram Of every 100 households in Sankavaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankavaram · ■ Kanigiri rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 85% - Toilet within the home 26% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 89% - Tap water 65% 26% - Drinking water within premises 6% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 88% - Use banking services 50% 50% - Television 54% 37% - Mobile phone 56% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 30% - Own their home 86% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sankavaram? ■ Sankavaram · ■ Kanigiri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 900 - Working population 46.4% 54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 48.2% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 239 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 396 (12%) · ■ Household industry 14 (0%) · ■ Other work 1,726 (51%) · ■ Marginal 1,030 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanigiri - Chakirala 4,399 people - Challagirigala 3,163 people - Guravajipeta 2,952 people - Hazis Puram 2,901 people All 39 villages in Kanigiri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankavaram? 523254 - How far is Sankavaram from Ongole? 82 km by road - What is the population of Sankavaram? 7,335 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankavaram in? Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankavaram? 61.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/sankavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.