# Sankhera Village, Chhachhrauli, Yamunanagar (Haryana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/chhachhrauli/sankhera/ Village · Chhachhrauli, Yamunanagar # Sankhera Sankhera is a village in Chhachhrauli sub-district of Yamunanagar district, Haryana, PIN code **135102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 203 households**, the 58th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 1,123people (2011) - 203households - 77.9%literacy - 135102PIN code ## Sankhera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankhera is 135102.** Sankhera falls in Chhachhrauli sub-district, Yamunanagar district, Haryana. - PIN code135102 - Gram panchayatSankhera - Community development blockBilaspur - Census village code058211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankhera from nearby towns? - Chhachhrauli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Yamunanagar (district HQ)12 km by road - Jagadhri (nearest town)9 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 Sankhera? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagadhari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagadhri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yamunanagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Sankhera known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include atta chakki. About 90% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Sankhera Of every 100 households in Sankhera in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sankhera · ■ Chhachhrauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****60%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **62% Tap water ****24%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **79% Use banking services ****90%** **68% Television ****75%** **54% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **12% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Sankhera? ■ Sankhera · ■ Chhachhrauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **854 Working population ****35.1%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Chhachhrauli - Gulabgarh1,131 people - Tugalpur1,130 people - Kansli1,128 people - Mukarapur1,126 people - Pheruwala1,115 people - Mujafat Khurd1,056 people - Damoli1,040 people - Hafizpur1,005 people [All 151 villages in Chhachhrauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/yamunanagar/chhachhrauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankhera?135102 - How far is Sankhera from Yamunanagar?12 km by road - What is the population of Sankhera?1,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankhera in?Yamunanagar district (Chhachhrauli sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Sankhera?77.9% (Census 2011)