# Sankarpur Village, Ashta, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ashta, Sehore 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Ashta sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 64 households**, the 155th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 315people (2011)
- 64households
- 70.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

Sankarpur falls in Ashta sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshta
- Census village code482919

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

## How far is Sankarpur from nearby towns?

- Ashta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sehore (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ashta (nearest town)5 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 Sankarpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sehore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 11 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 Sankarpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 87% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Ashta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Ashta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**898

Working population ****36.8%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 51.5% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** Marginal 48 (41%)

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 Ashta

- Gadra Khedi374 people
- Gangal Kothri370 people
- Bala Kheda317 people
- Amipur316 people
- Khempur309 people
- Kev Khedi304 people
- Darapur300 people
- Memda Khedi291 people

[All 195 villages in Ashta](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankarpur from Sehore?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Sehore district (Ashta sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?70.2% (Census 2011)