# Sankh Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/sankh/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Sankh Sankh is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 234 households**, the 59th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,070people (2011) - 234households - 81.6%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Sankh PIN code and other codes Sankh falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494393 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankh from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)53 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)18 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 Sankh? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Sankh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sankh known for? About 64% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Sankh Of every 100 households in Sankh in 2011, 83 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankh · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **70% Toilet within the home ****37%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **95% Use banking services ****52%** **36% Television ****38%** **20% Mobile phone ****42%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **46% Own their home ****88%** **93% 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 Sankh? ■ Sankh · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195** **941 Working population ****49.3%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 73.5% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (48%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 84 (16%) · **■** 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 Chaurai - Harna Khedi1,111 people - Kedarpur Khurd1,105 people - Muari1,105 people - Bamanwada1,101 people - Mehngora1,066 people - Barelipar Mal.1,057 people - Lohara1,048 people - Nilkanthi Khurd1,039 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sankh from Chhindwara?53 km by road - What is the population of Sankh?1,070 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankh in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankh?81.6% (Census 2011)