# Sankola Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Sankola

Sankola is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 238 households**, the 114th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,034people (2011)
- 238households
- 41.7%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Sankola PIN code and other codes

Sankola falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelva
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224954

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

## How far is Sankola from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)48 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 Sankola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sankola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sankola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Sankola

Of every 100 households in Sankola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankola · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sankola?

■ Sankola · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**960

Working population ****27.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.3% for men and 39.9% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (58%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Barsoi

- Guruan1,148 people
- Satarghat1,077 people
- Pamra1,072 people
- Kota1,043 people
- Bhelator1,033 people
- Eksala Arazi1,028 people
- Chaklamani1,021 people
- Bhag Barsoi997 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankola from Katihar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sankola?1,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankola in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sankola?41.7% (Census 2011)