# Sankota Village, Dharampuri, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharampuri, Dhar 

# Sankota

Sankota is a village in Dharampuri sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 248 households**, the 41st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 1,251people (2011)
- 248households
- 56.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Sankota PIN code and other codes

Sankota falls in Dharampuri sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDharampuri
- Census village code475846

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

## How far is Sankota from nearby towns?

- Dharampuri (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dhamnod (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 Sankota?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sankota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kusumala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamnod
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sankota known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 70% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Sankota

Of every 100 households in Sankota in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankota · ■ Dharampuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**64%

Tap water ****68%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Sankota?

■ Sankota · ■ Dharampuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**927

Working population ****45.6%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 43.1% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 151 (26%)

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 Dharampuri

- Simrali1,501 people
- Dongri Dasauda1,430 people
- Piplya Kamin1,417 people
- Dol1,350 people
- Jahangirpura1,209 people
- Anupura Bahadar1,203 people
- Pagara1,196 people
- Balwada1,165 people

[All 102 villages in Dharampuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dharampuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankota from Dhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sankota?1,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankota in?Dhar district (Dharampuri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankota?56.0% (Census 2011)