# Sankauli Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Sankauli

Sankauli is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,760 people in 283 households**, the 43rd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,760people (2011)
- 283households
- 58.4%literacy
- 1,271females per 1,000 males

## Sankauli PIN code and other codes

Sankauli falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadarpur
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232851

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

## How far is Sankauli from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)52 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 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 Sankauli?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sankauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahimpur Gopi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Sankauli known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Sankauli

Of every 100 households in Sankauli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankauli · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**52%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sankauli?

■ Sankauli · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1271**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**965

Working population ****26.8%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 44.7% for women. 40% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (12%) · **■** Marginal 221 (47%)

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 Mashrakh

- Siuri2,024 people
- Deuria1,860 people
- Bahadurpur1,808 people
- Pilkhi1,789 people
- Chainpur1,741 people
- Mathia1,687 people
- Bahuara1,642 people
- Padumpur1,553 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankauli from Chhapra?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sankauli?1,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankauli in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sankauli?58.4% (Census 2011)