# Sankhu Village, Bakhri, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakhri, Begusarai 

# Sankhu

Sankhu is a village in Bakhri sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,221 people in 445 households**, the 15th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 2,221people (2011)
- 445households
- 61.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Sankhu PIN code and other codes

Sankhu falls in Bakhri sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahuara, Hemanpur
- Community development blockBakhri
- Census village code238245

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

## How far is Sankhu from nearby towns?

- Bakhri (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)39 km by road
- Bakhri (nearest town)11 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 Sankhu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bakhri
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sankhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Sankhu

Of every 100 households in Sankhu in 2011, 3 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhu · ■ Bakhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****70%**

**29%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sankhu?

■ Sankhu · ■ Bakhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**946

Working population ****33.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (52%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (8%) · **■** Marginal 148 (20%)

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 Bakhri

- Hemanpur2,903 people
- Bahor Chak2,772 people
- Gangraho2,729 people
- Jailakha Abhiman2,724 people
- Dhean Chakki2,089 people
- Nadel1,992 people
- Baghras Hari Singh1,946 people
- Suga1,807 people

[All 56 villages in Bakhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/bakhri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankhu from Begusarai?39 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhu?2,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhu in?Begusarai district (Bakhri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhu?61.8% (Census 2011)