# Sankaram Village, Madugula, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/madugula/sankaram/ Village · Madugula, Visakhapatnam # Sankaram Sankaram is a village in Madugula sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531127**. The 2011 Census counted **2,431 people in 621 households**, the 8th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 2,431people (2011) - 621households - 47.8%literacy - 531127PIN code ## Sankaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankaram is 531127.** Sankaram falls in Madugula sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531127 - Gram panchayatSankaram - Community development blockMadugula - Census village code585873 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? - Madugula (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)95 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)70 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sankaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madugula - ○Degree college10+ km · Madugula - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 88% of the 3,893 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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, 72 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankaram · ■ Madugula rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **86% Toilet within the home ****7%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **85% Use banking services ****34%** **57% Television ****16%** **40% Mobile phone ****20%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 · ■ Madugula rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1044 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **937 Working population ****57.5%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.0% for men and 38.2% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 896 (64%) 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 Madugula - Madugula Koduru3,716 people - Vommali3,150 people - Veeranarayanam2,805 people - Veeravilli2,465 people - Kinthali Vallapuram2,342 people - Madugulakotapadu2,133 people - Pothanapudi Araharam2,108 people - Satyavaram2,048 people [All 53 villages in Madugula](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/madugula/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankaram?531127 - How far is Sankaram from Visakhapatnam?95 km by road - What is the population of Sankaram?2,431 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankaram in?Visakhapatnam district (Madugula sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankaram?47.8% (Census 2011)