# Sankhapur Village, Biridi, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Biridi, Jagatsinghapur 

# Sankhapur

Sankhapur is a village in Biridi sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 58 households**, the 66th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 285people (2011)
- 58households
- 92.4%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Sankhapur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatSankhapur
- Community development blockBiridi
- Census village code398031

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

## How far is Sankhapur from nearby towns?

- Biridi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)20 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 Sankhapur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Kandarpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kandarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Biribati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Sankhapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sankhapur

Of every 100 households in Sankhapur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankhapur · ■ Biridi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****11%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**56%

Television ****66%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sankhapur?

■ Sankhapur · ■ Biridi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**959

Working population ****34.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 86.5% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (21%) · **■** Marginal 42 (43%)

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 Biridi

- Sareikana335 people
- Parisankharisahi327 people
- Alipada325 people
- Maliancha297 people
- Gothapada274 people
- Parbatipur224 people
- Sanawaubarai206 people
- Pandia199 people

[All 81 villages in Biridi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/biridi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhapur?754140
- How far is Sankhapur from Jagatsinghapur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhapur?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhapur in?Jagatsinghapur district (Biridi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhapur?92.4% (Census 2011)