# Sankarada Village, Rayagada, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rayagada, Gajapati 

# Sankarada

Sankarada is a village in Rayagada sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761212**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 141 households**, the 23rd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 535people (2011)
- 141households
- 43.7%literacy
- 761212PIN code

## Sankarada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarada is 761212.** Sankarada falls in Rayagada sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761212
- Gram panchayatS.Karadasingi
- Community development blockRayagada
- Census village code414833

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

## How far is Sankarada from nearby towns?

- Rayagada (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)31 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)16 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 Sankarada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sevakpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parlakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parlakhemundi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Sankarada known for?

About 13% of the 289 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 Sankarada

Of every 100 households in Sankarada in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarada · ■ Rayagada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****26%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**70%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sankarada?

■ Sankarada · ■ Rayagada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1277**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1514**

**1024

Working population ****53.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 31.1% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (21%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 146 (51%)

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 Rayagada

- Talamunda656 people
- Golaganda579 people
- Lailai567 people
- Anchala537 people
- Saagan527 people
- Titili516 people
- Mandalasahi504 people
- Krishnapur483 people

[All 119 villages in Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/rayagada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarada?761212
- How far is Sankarada from Paralakhemundi?31 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarada?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarada in?Gajapati district (Rayagada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarada?43.7% (Census 2011)