# Sankhua Village, Soro, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Soro, Baleshwar 

# Sankhua

Sankhua is a village in Soro sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756043**. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 51 households**, the 268th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 203people (2011)
- 51households
- 84.5%literacy
- 756043PIN code

## Sankhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhua is 756043.** Sankhua falls in Soro sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756043
- Gram panchayatKhantapada
- Community development blockBahanaga
- Census village code393877

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?

- Soro (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Baleshwar (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 Sankhua?

4 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balesore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rasalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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**. About 69% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 80 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhua · ■ Soro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**45%

Television ****47%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

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 Sankhua?

■ Sankhua · ■ Soro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**925

Working population ****33.0%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 79.8% for women. 64% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (40%) · **■** Marginal 7 (10%)

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 Soro

- Patulida214 people
- Biripada209 people
- Katuni207 people
- Mahisapata203 people
- Gangei201 people
- Hansipatna198 people
- Banaparia196 people
- Janhipur194 people

[All 344 villages in Soro](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/soro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhua?756043
- How far is Sankhua from Baleshwar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhua?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhua in?Baleshwar district (Soro sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhua?84.5% (Census 2011)