# Sankhapada Village, Mahakalapada, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahakalapada, Kendrapara 

# Sankhapada

Sankhapada is a village in Mahakalapada sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,038 people in 195 households**, the 42nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 1,038people (2011)
- 195households
- 85.9%literacy
- 754224PIN code

## Sankhapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhapada is 754224.** Sankhapada falls in Mahakalapada sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754224
- Gram panchayatBijayanagar
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code397038

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

## How far is Sankhapada from nearby towns?

- Mahakalapada (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)23 km by road
- Kendrapara (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 Sankhapada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Kendrapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahakalapara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahakalapara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Sankhapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 244 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 Sankhapada

Of every 100 households in Sankhapada in 2011, 43 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhapada · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****25%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sankhapada?

■ Sankhapada · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**950

Working population ****33.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 81.2% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 147 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (14%) · **■** Other work 134 (38%) · **■** Marginal 20 (6%)

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 Mahakalapada

- Orata1,120 people
- Kochila1,083 people
- Badatubi1,061 people
- Bandhapara1,041 people
- Radia1,030 people
- Dadhipur1,014 people
- Goja Bandha990 people
- Bagagahan959 people

[All 155 villages in Mahakalapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhapada?754224
- How far is Sankhapada from Kendrapara?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhapada?1,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhapada in?Kendrapara district (Mahakalapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhapada?85.9% (Census 2011)