# Sankhana Village, Nandipada, Kendujhar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Nandipada, Kendujhar 

# Sankhana

Sankhana is a village in Nandipada sub-district of Kendujhar district, Odisha, PIN code **758083**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 208 households**, the 35th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 860people (2011)
- 208households
- 91.4%literacy
- 758083PIN code

## Sankhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhana is 758083.** Sankhana falls in Nandipada sub-district, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

- PIN code758083
- Gram panchayatMareigaon
- Community development blockHatadihi
- Census village code387170

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

## How far is Sankhana from nearby towns?

- Nandipada (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kendujhar (district HQ)98 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)30 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 Sankhana?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Harichandanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Sankhana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 219 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 Sankhana

Of every 100 households in Sankhana in 2011, 43 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankhana · ■ Nandipada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**47%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sankhana?

■ Sankhana · ■ Nandipada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**912

Working population ****34.0%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 86.4% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (40%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Nandipada

- Baharipur883 people
- Kapundi879 people
- Bishnupur868 people
- Sankho861 people
- Jalasarapur836 people
- Khetuali836 people
- Bhatakarua811 people
- Jalakalanga808 people

[All 124 villages in Nandipada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendujhar/nandipada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhana?758083
- How far is Sankhana from Kendujhar?98 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhana?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhana in?Kendujhar district (Nandipada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhana?91.4% (Census 2011)