# Sankhat Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Sankhat

Sankhat is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 104 households**, the 30th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 525people (2011)
- 104households
- 59.6%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Sankhat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhat is 793109.** Sankhat falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279386

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

## How far is Sankhat from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)64 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 Sankhat?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Sankhat known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankhat

Of every 100 households in Sankhat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankhat · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**71%

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

**18%

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

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

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

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****91%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****69%**

**54%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Sankhat?

■ Sankhat · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****30.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 100 (62%) · **■** Other work 58 (36%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Amlarem

- Amlanai559 people
- Sohkha Mission554 people
- Padu Mawsku549 people
- Lumpyngngad527 people
- Jong - u - Shen503 people
- Amjalong484 people
- Dawki483 people
- Madan Tyrpait471 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhat?793109
- How far is Sankhat from Jowai?64 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhat?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhat in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhat?59.6% (Census 2011)