# Sankala Gaon Village, Khumtai, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Khumtai, Golaghat 

# Sankala Gaon

Sankala Gaon is a village in Khumtai sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 226 households**, the 36th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,077people (2011)
- 226households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Sankala Gaon PIN code and other codes

Sankala Gaon falls in Khumtai sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKachupathar
- Community development blockGolaghat West
- Census village code294327

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sankala Gaon from nearby towns?

- Golaghat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)25 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)25 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 Sankala Gaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sankala Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khumtai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khumtai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Sankala Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sankala Gaon

Of every 100 households in Sankala Gaon in 2011, 33 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sankala Gaon · ■ Khumtai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Sankala Gaon?

■ Sankala Gaon · ■ Khumtai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327**

**967

Working population ****30.2%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 80.7% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Other work 54 (17%) · **■** Marginal 246 (76%)

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 Khumtai

- Bongaon1,177 people
- Gopi Gaon1,170 people
- Kocheepathar Gaon1,117 people
- Alami Chapori1,115 people
- Chunigaon1,039 people
- Barua Gaon979 people
- Mizimi-Ati956 people
- Hautoley Grant946 people

[All 69 villages in Khumtai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/khumtai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankala Gaon from Golaghat?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sankala Gaon?1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankala Gaon in?Golaghat district (Khumtai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sankala Gaon?85.6% (Census 2011)