# Sankai Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Sankai

Sankai is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 83 households**, the 105th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 441people (2011)
- 83households
- 26.2%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Sankai PIN code and other codes

Sankai falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487766

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

## How far is Sankai from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)180 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)140 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)90 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 Sankai?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sankai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sukhtap
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sankai known for?

The main crops are **makka and dhan**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankai

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

■ Sankai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

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

**34%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sankai?

■ Sankai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**904

Working population ****65.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.2% for men and 15.1% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 235 (82%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 49 (17%)

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 Sohagpur

- Gajnai445 people
- Paraswada445 people
- Katiya Khapa444 people
- Badai Khedi441 people
- Ghoghari437 people
- Urdon434 people
- Nakatua433 people
- Gohanadeh Malgujari424 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankai from Hoshangabad?140 km by road
- What is the population of Sankai?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankai in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankai?26.2% (Census 2011)