# Sankhlon Village, Sironj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sironj, Vidisha 

# Sankhlon

Sankhlon is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **878 people in 161 households**, the 63rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 878people (2011)
- 161households
- 47.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Sankhlon PIN code and other codes

Sankhlon falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSironj
- Census village code480643

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

## How far is Sankhlon from nearby towns?

- Sironj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sironj (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 Sankhlon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sironj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sironj
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sankhlon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 32% of the 1,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Sankhlon

Of every 100 households in Sankhlon in 2011, 55 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhlon · ■ Sironj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**46%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sankhlon?

■ Sankhlon · ■ Sironj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**912

Working population ****41.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 37.2% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (12%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 131 (36%)

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 Sironj

- Jhukar Hoj893 people
- Dignakheda892 people
- Devitori880 people
- Ahmadabadurf Khilly879 people
- Mahu863 people
- Salpur Kalan855 people
- Sankala Jagthar853 people
- Kudka Ahmadabad851 people

[All 289 villages in Sironj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/sironj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sankhlon from Vidisha?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhlon?878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhlon in?Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhlon?47.9% (Census 2011)