# Sankra Village, Joura, Morena (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Joura, Morena 

# Sankra

Sankra is a village in Joura sub-district of Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,427 people in 488 households**, the 48th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 2,427people (2011)
- 488households
- 59.4%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Sankra PIN code and other codes

Sankra falls in Joura sub-district, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJoura
- Census village code452519

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?

- Joura (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Morena (district HQ)30 km by road
- Joura (nearest town)4 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Morena
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sabalgarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sankra known for?

About 72% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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, 43 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankra · ■ Joura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Joura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**828

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**838

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 39.9% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (18%) · **■** Marginal 414 (53%)

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 Joura

- Bisnori2,507 people
- Jafrabad2,479 people
- Urhera2,451 people
- Saharana2,430 people
- Santa2,366 people
- Agarota2,341 people
- Urhedi2,185 people
- Nandganoli2,169 people

[All 247 villages in Joura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/morena/joura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankra from Morena?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sankra?2,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankra in?Morena district (Joura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankra?59.4% (Census 2011)