# Sankhula Village, Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bhandari-pokhari/sankhula/ Village · Bhandari Pokhari, Bhadrak # Sankhula Sankhula is a village in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **756121**. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 203 households**, the 51st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 822people (2011) - 203households - 88.6%literacy - 756121PIN code ## Sankhula PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankhula is 756121.** Sankhula falls in Bhandari Pokhari sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha. - PIN code756121 - Gram panchayatNami - Community development blockBhandaripokhari - Census village code394453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankhula from nearby towns? - Bhandari Pokhari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Bhadrak (district HQ)35 km by road - Bhadrak (nearest town)35 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 Sankhula? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Naami - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Naami - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sankhula known for? About 34% of the 140 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 Sankhula Of every 100 households in Sankhula in 2011, 57 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankhula · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **62% Toilet within the home ****13%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****44%** **42% Television ****30%** **29% Mobile phone ****47%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Sankhula? ■ Sankhula · ■ Bhandari Pokhari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766** **930 Working population ****29.4%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 83.4% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (14%) · **■** Marginal 128 (53%) 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 Bhandari Pokhari - Barahanuapada860 people - Balipur852 people - Napanga830 people - Bahadalnagar826 people - Badabanasta797 people - Tesinga792 people - Kharijipiripur790 people - Ramachandrapur772 people [All 147 villages in Bhandari Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/bhandari-pokhari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankhula?756121 - How far is Sankhula from Bhadrak?35 km by road - What is the population of Sankhula?822 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankhula in?Bhadrak district (Bhandari Pokhari sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sankhula?88.6% (Census 2011)