# Sankra Village, Aron, Guna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aron, Guna 

# Sankra

Sankra is a village in Aron sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 146 households**, the 52nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 829people (2011)
- 146households
- 53.3%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Sankra PIN code and other codes

Sankra falls in Aron sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAron
- Census village code499811

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

## How far is Sankra from nearby towns?

- Aron (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Guna (district HQ)53 km by road
- Aron (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 Sankra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sankra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aron
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sankra known for?

The main crops are **chana, soyabean and makka**. About 52% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Sankra

Of every 100 households in Sankra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankra · ■ Aron rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**39%

Television ****28%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sankra?

■ Sankra · ■ Aron rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****607**

**905

Working population ****57.8%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 39.4% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (43%) · **■** Household industry 38 (8%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 63 (13%)

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 Aron

- Sarai852 people
- Bakan840 people
- Imaliya838 people
- Sirsi834 people
- Barod818 people
- Ikodiya796 people
- Paharua795 people
- Bhaisayala792 people

[All 144 villages in Aron](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/aron/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankra from Guna?53 km by road
- What is the population of Sankra?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankra in?Guna district (Aron sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankra?53.3% (Census 2011)