# Sankavaram Village, Vinjamur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/vinjamur/sankavaram/ Village · Vinjamur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Sankavaram Sankavaram is a village in Vinjamur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **524228**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 335 households**, the 8th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 1,436people (2011) - 335households - 66.3%literacy - 524228PIN code ## Sankavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankavaram is 524228.** Sankavaram falls in Vinjamur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code524228 - Gram panchayatSankavaram - Community development blockVinjamur - Census village code591763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankavaram from nearby towns? - Vinjamuru (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nellore (district HQ)82 km by road - Kavali (nearest town)57 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sankavaram? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sankavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vinjamur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vinjamur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and bengal gram**. About 56% of the 1,108 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sankavaram Of every 100 households in Sankavaram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankavaram · ■ Vinjamur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **90% Toilet within the home ****6%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **62% Tap water ****97%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **70% Use banking services ****78%** **61% Television ****48%** **58% Mobile phone ****34%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **84% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sankavaram? ■ Sankavaram · ■ Vinjamur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **883 Working population ****51.6%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 231 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (30%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vinjamur - Gundemadakala2,215 people - Nallagonda1,854 people - Thamidapadu1,610 people - Katepalle1,552 people - Chandrapadia1,286 people - Nandigunta1,062 people - Bukkapuram1,039 people - Kistipuram950 people [All 15 villages in Vinjamur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/vinjamur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankavaram?524228 - How far is Sankavaram from Nellore?82 km by road - What is the population of Sankavaram?1,436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankavaram in?Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Vinjamur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankavaram?66.3% (Census 2011)