# Sankhua Village, Gobindpur, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Cuttack 

# Sankhua

Sankhua is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754003**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 110 households**, the 49th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 387people (2011)
- 110households
- 93.3%literacy
- 754003PIN code

## Sankhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhua is 754003.** Sankhua falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754003
- Gram panchayatGovindapur
- Community development blockKantapada
- Census village code400192

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?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)35 km by road
- Cuttack (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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gobindpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gobindpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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, pulses and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 111 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, 62 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankhua · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**34%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**64%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**928

Working population ****27.6%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 88.9% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (21%) · **■** Other work 33 (31%) · **■** Marginal 51 (48%)

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 Gobindpur

- Sudusailo537 people
- Noda488 people
- Postal436 people
- Paikapada424 people
- Kajalpur363 people
- Simalda352 people
- Ranipada329 people
- Khandasailo325 people

[All 68 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhua?754003
- How far is Sankhua from Cuttack?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhua?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhua in?Cuttack district (Gobindpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhua?93.3% (Census 2011)