# Sankaram Village, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/sankaram/ Village · Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam # Sankaram Sankaram is a village in Anakapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531019**. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 349 households**, the 22nd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 1,377people (2011) - 349households - 61.9%literacy - 531019PIN code ## Sankaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankaram is 531019.** Sankaram falls in Anakapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531019 - Gram panchayatSankaram - Community development blockAnakapalle - Census village code586199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankaram from nearby towns? - Anakapalle (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)45 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)3 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 Sankaram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sankaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Anakapalle - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Anakapalle - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Anakapalle - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 24 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 Sankaram known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 49% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Sankaram Of every 100 households in Sankaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankaram · ■ Anakapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****21%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **55% Tap water ****59%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **64% Use banking services ****13%** **49% Television ****31%** **60% Mobile phone ****37%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **17% Own their home ****88%** **82% 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 Sankaram? ■ Sankaram · ■ Anakapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **63.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **954 Working population ****44.0%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 220 (36%) · **■** Marginal 135 (22%) 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 Anakapalle - Chintanippula Agraharam1,803 people - Bhatlapudi1,596 people - Vetajangalapalem1,459 people - Makavaram1,441 people - Kondupalem1,237 people - Maredupudi Agraharam1,108 people - Sampathipuram1,031 people - Papayya Santha Palem960 people [All 31 villages in Anakapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankaram?531019 - How far is Sankaram from Visakhapatnam?45 km by road - What is the population of Sankaram?1,377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankaram in?Visakhapatnam district (Anakapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankaram?61.9% (Census 2011)