# Sankeraka Village, Barsahi, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsahi, Mayurbhanj 

# Sankeraka

Sankeraka is a village in Barsahi sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757024**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 122 households**, the 106th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 496people (2011)
- 122households
- 67.6%literacy
- 757024PIN code

## Sankeraka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankeraka is 757024.** Sankeraka falls in Barsahi sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757024
- Gram panchayatSankerka
- Community development blockBarsahi
- Census village code390605

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

## How far is Sankeraka from nearby towns?

- Barsahi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)13 km by road
- Baripada (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 Sankeraka?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankeraka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balijoda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baripada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baripada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Sankeraka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 110 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 Sankeraka

Of every 100 households in Sankeraka in 2011, 50 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sankeraka · ■ Barsahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**25%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**51%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Sankeraka?

■ Sankeraka · ■ Barsahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**954

Working population ****51.2%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (28%) · **■** Marginal 170 (67%)

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 Barsahi

- Bartana515 people
- Balabhadrapur507 people
- Sahrasuni504 people
- Chauliasul503 people
- Tikarbati496 people
- Sannuagaon493 people
- Sankucha487 people
- Dasipur477 people

[All 201 villages in Barsahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/barsahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankeraka?757024
- How far is Sankeraka from Baripada?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sankeraka?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankeraka in?Mayurbhanj district (Barsahi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankeraka?67.6% (Census 2011)