# Sankhabhanga Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/sankhabhanga/ Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj # Sankhabhanga Sankhabhanga is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757093**. The 2011 Census counted **1,483 people in 330 households**, the 11th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,483people (2011) - 330households - 48.3%literacy - 757093PIN code ## Sankhabhanga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankhabhanga is 757093.** Sankhabhanga falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. - PIN code757093 - Gram panchayatSankhabhanga - Community development blockSaraskana - Census village code387838 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankhabhanga from nearby towns? - Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Baripada (district HQ)70 km by road - Baripada (nearest town)65 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 Sankhabhanga? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhabhanga; 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 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahulbari. - ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokhria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jharpokhria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Sankhabhanga known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 63% of the 642 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 Sankhabhanga Of every 100 households in Sankhabhanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankhabhanga · ■ Jharpokharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **25% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **55% Television ****1%** **12% Mobile phone ****13%** **22% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **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 Sankhabhanga? ■ Sankhabhanga · ■ Jharpokharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **941 Working population ****61.6%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 34.5% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 535 (59%) 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 Jharpokharia - Nuhamaliasahar1,863 people - Pandra1,790 people - Kuanrdihi1,566 people - Belbaria1,484 people - Unchagan1,367 people - Murunia1,361 people - Kendumundi1,358 people - Saraskana1,323 people [All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankhabhanga?757093 - How far is Sankhabhanga from Baripada?70 km by road - What is the population of Sankhabhanga?1,483 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankhabhanga in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sankhabhanga?48.3% (Census 2011)