# Sankheda Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/sankheda/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Sankheda Sankheda is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,530 people in 707 households**, the 3rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 3,530people (2011) - 707households - 80.8%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Sankheda PIN code and other codes Sankheda falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKesala - Census village code487305 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankheda from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)25 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)7 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 Sankheda? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sankheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Sankheda known for? About 83% of the 955 hectares of village land is sown, and 778 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 Sankheda Of every 100 households in Sankheda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankheda · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **82% Toilet within the home ****71%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **64% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **90% Use banking services ****44%** **44% Television ****62%** **34% Mobile phone ****53%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Sankheda? ■ Sankheda · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148** **946 Working population ****49.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 72.9% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 335 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (11%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 397 (23%) · **■** Marginal 810 (46%) 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 Itarsi - Pathrauta6,003 people - Kala Akhar4,678 people - Kesla3,365 people - Bhargada3,169 people - Chaukipura2,885 people - Raisalpur2,841 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sankheda from Hoshangabad?25 km by road - What is the population of Sankheda?3,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankheda in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sankheda?80.8% (Census 2011)