# Sankal Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Sankal

Sankal is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 189 households**, the 25th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 922people (2011)
- 189households
- 87.6%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Sankal PIN code and other codes

Sankal falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483873

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

## How far is Sankal from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)38 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)18 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 Sankal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sankal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehgawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sankal known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 42% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Sankal

Of every 100 households in Sankal in 2011, 79 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankal · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**86%

Tap water ****64%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**26%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sankal?

■ Sankal · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**941

Working population ****59.9%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 82.4% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (7%) · **■** Marginal 168 (30%)

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 Gairatganj

- Shobhapur976 people
- Lilgawan953 people
- Belnagarhi939 people
- Bhiladiya923 people
- Singpur912 people
- Padariyaganj885 people
- Khejda Mahalpur879 people
- Ghana878 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankal from Raisen?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sankal?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankal in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankal?87.6% (Census 2011)