# Sankad Village, Sailana, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sailana, Ratlam 

# Sankad

Sankad is a village in Sailana sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,213 people in 273 households**, the 14th largest of 239 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 1,213people (2011)
- 273households
- 34.8%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Sankad PIN code and other codes

Sankad falls in Sailana sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSailana
- Census village code470547

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

## How far is Sankad from nearby towns?

- Sailana (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sailana (nearest town)30 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 Sankad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratlam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sankad known for?

About 59% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Sankad

Of every 100 households in Sankad in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankad · ■ Sailana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**43%

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

**8%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**74%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sankad?

■ Sankad · ■ Sailana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**936

Working population ****56.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.3% for men and 26.3% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (21%) · **■** Marginal 451 (66%)

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 Sailana

- Bhilo Ki Khedi1,511 people
- Bayadi1,340 people
- Garad1,307 people
- Sera1,266 people
- Kunda1,211 people
- Geni1,200 people
- Jambudiya1,178 people
- Patdi1,165 people

[All 241 villages in Sailana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/sailana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankad from Ratlam?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sankad?1,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankad in?Ratlam district (Sailana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankad?34.8% (Census 2011)