# Sankarapur Village, Salepur, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Salepur, Cuttack 

# Sankarapur

Sankarapur is a village in Salepur sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,069 people in 470 households**, the 19th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 2,069people (2011)
- 470households
- 75.7%literacy
- 754202PIN code

## Sankarapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarapur is 754202.** Sankarapur falls in Salepur sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754202
- Gram panchayatChhanipur
- Community development blockSalepur
- Census village code399678

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

## How far is Sankarapur from nearby towns?

- Salepur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)35 km by road
- Cuttack (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 Sankarapur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sankarapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Sankarapur

Of every 100 households in Sankarapur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankarapur · ■ Salepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**54%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankarapur?

■ Sankarapur · ■ Salepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**969

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (25%) · **■** Marginal 407 (49%)

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 Salepur

- Bhatapada2,276 people
- Khandagan2,181 people
- Malasasan2,177 people
- Lekhanapur2,127 people
- Patapur2,036 people
- Odasingh1,992 people
- Patapur1,935 people
- Katarapa1,854 people

[All 127 villages in Salepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/salepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarapur?754202
- How far is Sankarapur from Cuttack?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarapur?2,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarapur in?Cuttack district (Salepur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarapur?75.7% (Census 2011)