# Sankhapur Village, Bantala, Anugul (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bantala/sankhapur/ Village · Bantala, Anugul # Sankhapur Sankhapur is a village in Bantala sub-district of Anugul district, Odisha, PIN code **759129**. The 2011 Census counted **2,473 people in 595 households**, the 4th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,473people (2011) - 595households - 81.2%literacy - 759129PIN code ## Sankhapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankhapur is 759129.** Sankhapur falls in Bantala sub-district, Anugul district, Odisha. - PIN code759129 - Gram panchayatSankhapur - Community development blockAnugul - Census village code405229 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankhapur from nearby towns? - Bantala (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Anugul (district HQ)14 km by road - Anugul (nearest town)14 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 Sankhapur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anugul - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Sankhapur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 80% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Sankhapur Of every 100 households in Sankhapur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sankhapur · ■ Bantala rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **28% Toilet within the home ****46%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **94% Use banking services ****66%** **40% Television ****30%** **16% Mobile phone ****30%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **34% 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 Sankhapur? ■ Sankhapur · ■ Bantala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **925 Working population ****31.7%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (11%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 388 (49%) · **■** Marginal 124 (16%) 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 Bantala - Pokatunga4,176 people - Bantala3,615 people - Talagarh3,087 people - Basala2,398 people - Baragounia2,310 people - Dhokata2,290 people - Gadatarasa2,214 people [All 91 villages in Bantala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bantala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankhapur?759129 - How far is Sankhapur from Anugul?14 km by road - What is the population of Sankhapur?2,473 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankhapur in?Anugul district (Bantala sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sankhapur?81.2% (Census 2011)