# Sankala Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/sankala/

Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Sankala

Sankala is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **978 people in 169 households**, the 39th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 978people (2011)
- 169households
- 57.9%literacy
- 814females per 1,000 males

## Sankala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487726

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

## How far is Sankala from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)74 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)22 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 Sankala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sankala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shobhapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 · 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 Sankala known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 90% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Sankala

Of every 100 households in Sankala in 2011, 68 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankala · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**51%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankala?

■ Sankala · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**904

Working population ****52.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 46.4% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (49%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Kohani1,021 people
- Guram Khedi995 people
- Nawalgaon987 people
- Sonsar Kheda982 people
- Pamali961 people
- Ajera951 people
- Niwari943 people
- Tekapar Chourmahri859 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankala from Hoshangabad?74 km by road
- What is the population of Sankala?978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankala in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankala?57.9% (Census 2011)