# Sancham Village, Ranastalam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ranastalam/sancham/ Village · Ranastalam, Srikakulam # Sancham Sancham is a village in Ranastalam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532409**. The 2011 Census counted **3,375 people in 818 households**, the 8th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 3,375people (2011) - 818households - 48.2%literacy - 532409PIN code ## Sancham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sancham is 532409.** Sancham falls in Ranastalam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532409 - Gram panchayatSancham - Community development blockRanastalam - Census village code581647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sancham from nearby towns? - Ranastalam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)38 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)38 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 Sancham? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sancham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranastalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ranastalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Sancham known for? About 34% of the 1,029 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Sancham Of every 100 households in Sancham in 2011, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sancham · ■ Ranastalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **86% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****36%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****44%** **38% Television ****26%** **34% Mobile phone ****27%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****48%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Sancham? ■ Sancham · ■ Ranastalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **968 Working population ****43.3%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.3% for men and 39.1% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 474 (32%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (18%) · **■** Marginal 586 (40%) 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 Ranastalam - Kosta3,857 people - Kotapalem3,656 people - Jagannadharaja Puram3,640 people - Pydibhimavaram3,444 people - Chillapetarajam2,937 people - Jeerupalem2,766 people - Kondamulagam2,222 people - Kotcherla2,220 people [All 55 villages in Ranastalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ranastalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sancham?532409 - How far is Sancham from Srikakulam?38 km by road - What is the population of Sancham?3,375 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sancham in?Srikakulam district (Ranastalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sancham?48.2% (Census 2011)