# Sankuru Village, Buguda, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Buguda, Ganjam 

# Sankuru

Sankuru is a village in Buguda sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,627 people in 356 households**, the 28th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,627people (2011)
- 356households
- 75.5%literacy
- 761118PIN code

## Sankuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankuru is 761118.** Sankuru falls in Buguda sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761118
- Gram panchayatSankuru
- Community development blockBuguda
- Census village code410387

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

## How far is Sankuru from nearby towns?

- Buguda (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Buguda (nearest town)10 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 Sankuru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sankuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Buguda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Buguda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Buguda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Sankuru known for?

About 69% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Sankuru

Of every 100 households in Sankuru in 2011, 48 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankuru · ■ Buguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****26%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

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 Sankuru?

■ Sankuru · ■ Buguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**925

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (11%) · **■** Marginal 163 (30%)

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 Buguda

- Kalamba1,682 people
- Nagudu1,647 people
- Pankalasahi1,638 people
- Tikarapada1,629 people
- Ramanda1,595 people
- Kadapada1,586 people
- B.karadabadi1,585 people
- Chirikipada1,577 people

[All 103 villages in Buguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/buguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankuru?761118
- How far is Sankuru from Chatrapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sankuru?1,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankuru in?Ganjam district (Buguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankuru?75.5% (Census 2011)