# Sankulei Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Sankulei

Sankulei is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759013**. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 381 households**, the 41st largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,634people (2011)
- 381households
- 75.8%literacy
- 759013PIN code

## Sankulei PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankulei is 759013.** Sankulei falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759013
- Gram panchayatSankulei
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403174

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

## How far is Sankulei from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)15 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 Sankulei?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankulei; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Sankulei known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 68% of the 232 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 Sankulei

Of every 100 households in Sankulei in 2011, 46 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankulei · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**27%

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 Sankulei?

■ Sankulei · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**866

Working population ****38.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 388 (62%) · **■** Marginal 106 (17%)

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 Dhenkanal Sadar

- Siaria1,770 people
- Panamurga1,689 people
- Sogarapasi1,662 people
- Regeda1,650 people
- Bhuinpur1,623 people
- Oukhamapatana1,593 people
- Bandhanuagan1,578 people
- Sainbiri1,573 people

[All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankulei?759013
- How far is Sankulei from Dhenkanal?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sankulei?1,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankulei in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankulei?75.8% (Census 2011)
