# Sankiton Village, Wozhuro, Wokha (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Wozhuro, Wokha 

# Sankiton

Sankiton is a village in Wozhuro sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland, PIN code **797111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,141 people in 211 households**, the 3rd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.6%.

- 1,141people (2011)
- 211households
- 78.9%literacy
- 797111PIN code

## Sankiton PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankiton is 797111.** Sankiton falls in Wozhuro sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.

- PIN code797111
- Community development blockWozhuro-Ralan
- Census village code267507

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

## How far is Sankiton from nearby towns?

- Wozhuro (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ)42 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town)42 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 Sankiton?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wokha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Sankiton known for?

The main crops are **orange, banana and ginger**. Products made here include wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankiton

Of every 100 households in Sankiton in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankiton · ■ Wozhuro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**9%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sankiton?

■ Sankiton · ■ Wozhuro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**805

Working population ****45.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 76.4% for women. 41% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 447 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 58 (11%)

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 Wozhuro

- Phiro2,936 people
- Shaki1,938 people
- Hanku744 people
- Wozhuro Hq575 people
- N.Longchum334 people
- Totsu296 people

[All 10 villages in Wozhuro](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/wokha/wozhuro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankiton?797111
- How far is Sankiton from Wokha?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sankiton?1,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankiton in?Wokha district (Wozhuro sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Sankiton?78.9% (Census 2011)