# Sankhua Village, Patana, Kendujhar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Patana, Kendujhar 

# Sankhua

Sankhua is a village in Patana sub-district of Kendujhar district, Odisha, PIN code **758016**. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 236 households**, the 28th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 236households
- 68.7%literacy
- 758016PIN code

## Sankhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhua is 758016.** Sankhua falls in Patana sub-district, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

- PIN code758016
- Gram panchayatSankhua
- Community development blockSaharapada
- Census village code385792

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

## How far is Sankhua from nearby towns?

- Patana (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kendujhar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Karanjia (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 Sankhua?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhua; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Gojtangar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gojitangar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sankhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankhua

Of every 100 households in Sankhua in 2011, 68 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankhua · ■ Patana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**49%

Use banking services ****77%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankhua?

■ Sankhua · ■ Patana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**980

Working population ****51.5%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (9%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 92 (18%) · **■** Marginal 236 (46%)

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 Patana

- Khamua1,098 people
- Palasapada1,068 people
- Digaposi1,054 people
- Fulapahadi1,012 people
- Chutiaposi986 people
- Suambirajayagovindpur981 people
- Brahmanideo950 people
- Machhagarh938 people

[All 164 villages in Patana](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendujhar/patana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhua?758016
- How far is Sankhua from Kendujhar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhua?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhua in?Kendujhar district (Patana sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhua?68.7% (Census 2011)