# Sankhani Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Sankhani

Sankhani is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 23 households**, the 140th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 92people (2011)
- 23households
- 76.9%literacy
- 1,140females per 1,000 males

## Sankhani PIN code and other codes

Sankhani falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487822

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

## How far is Sankhani from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)86 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)14 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 Sankhani?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanasari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khapar Kheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sankhani known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 92% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Sankhani

Of every 100 households in Sankhani in 2011, 91 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhani · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**49%

Television ****61%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sankhani?

■ Sankhani · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**935

Working population ****27.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 70.0% for women. 58% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (8%)

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 Pipariya

- Ghodanar108 people
- Kanji Ghat97 people
- Sankari96 people
- Bari Aam95 people
- Ghogri78 people
- Pathai Mal54 people
- Binora12 people
- Pathi Thekedri7 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankhani from Hoshangabad?86 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhani?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhani in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhani?76.9% (Census 2011)