# Sankha Village, Indi, Bijapur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Indi, Bijapur 

# Sankha

Sankha is a village in Indi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,749 people in 305 households**, the 83rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,749people (2011)
- 305households
- 67.8%literacy
- 586112PIN code

## Sankha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankha is 586112.** Sankha falls in Indi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code586112
- Gram panchayatHatta Halli
- Community development blockIndi
- Census village code599167

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

## How far is Sankha from nearby towns?

- Indi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Mangalvedhe (nearest town)30 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 Sankha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chadchan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandchan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sankha known for?

The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and bajra**. About 89% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 535 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 Sankha

Of every 100 households in Sankha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankha · ■ Indi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**67%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Sankha?

■ Sankha · ■ Indi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**925

Working population ****54.1%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 265 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (6%) · **■** Marginal 376 (40%)

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 Indi

- Arajanal1,901 people
- Teggihalli1,879 people
- Bolegaon1,853 people
- Rajanal1,791 people
- Naad[B.K.]1,741 people
- Agasanal1,720 people
- Gotyal1,689 people
- Choragi1,670 people

[All 133 villages in Indi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/indi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankha?586112
- How far is Sankha from Bijapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sankha?1,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankha in?Bijapur district (Indi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sankha?67.8% (Census 2011)