# Sankarsahi Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Sankarsahi

Sankarsahi is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 82 households**, the 150th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 367people (2011)
- 82households
- 88.9%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Sankarsahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarsahi is 754140.** Sankarsahi falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatTandikula
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398222

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

## How far is Sankarsahi from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)19 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 Sankarsahi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarsahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balikuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Sankarsahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 77% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Sankarsahi

Of every 100 households in Sankarsahi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarsahi · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**41%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Sankarsahi?

■ Sankarsahi · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**85.1%

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

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**933

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 80.2% for women. 64% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (35%) · **■** Other work 29 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Balikuda

- Khandapasa379 people
- Tihuda375 people
- Sanapanitira372 people
- Sahada369 people
- Tihudi366 people
- Benupur357 people
- Netapur355 people
- Sogala354 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarsahi?754140
- How far is Sankarsahi from Jagatsinghapur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarsahi?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarsahi in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarsahi?88.9% (Census 2011)