# Sankhua Village, Loisinga, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Loisinga, Balangir 

# Sankhua

Sankhua is a village in Loisinga sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767061**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 246 households**, the 63rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 824people (2011)
- 246households
- 70.1%literacy
- 767061PIN code

## Sankhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhua is 767061.** Sankhua falls in Loisinga sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767061
- Gram panchayatDuduka
- Community development blockAgalpur
- Census village code419870

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

## How far is Sankhua from nearby towns?

- Loisinga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)40 km by road
- Balangir (nearest town)33 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 Sankhua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhua; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Roth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Roth
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balangir
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Sankhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 45% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Sankhua

Of every 100 households in Sankhua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhua · ■ Loisinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**27%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sankhua?

■ Sankhua · ■ Loisinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**958

Working population ****52.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.0% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (15%) · **■** Marginal 261 (60%)

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 Loisinga

- Ghuchepali849 people
- Gurjibhata844 people
- Pandridungri838 people
- Pandesara832 people
- Chhelbahal822 people
- Kutenpali821 people
- Dudukamunda797 people
- Bhaliamunda788 people

[All 161 villages in Loisinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/loisinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhua?767061
- How far is Sankhua from Balangir?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhua?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhua in?Balangir district (Loisinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhua?70.1% (Census 2011)