# Sankhunta Village, Khunta, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Khunta, Mayurbhanj 

# Sankhunta

Sankhunta is a village in Khunta sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757019**. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 126 households**, the 112th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 449people (2011)
- 126households
- 89.4%literacy
- 757019PIN code

## Sankhunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhunta is 757019.** Sankhunta falls in Khunta sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757019
- Gram panchayatSankhunta
- Community development blockGopabandhu-
- Census village code390851

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

## How far is Sankhunta from nearby towns?

- Khunta (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)28 km by road
- Udala (nearest town)17 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 Sankhunta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khunta
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khunta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dukura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sankhunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 88% of the 57 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 Sankhunta

Of every 100 households in Sankhunta in 2011, 84 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sankhunta · ■ Khunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**73%

Tap water ****52%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**87%

Use banking services ****70%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankhunta?

■ Sankhunta · ■ Khunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**968

Working population ****37.9%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 84.2% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 88 (52%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Khunta

- Sanraikali475 people
- Gohiradiha468 people
- Kulbandha465 people
- Mahuldihi464 people
- Haladipal447 people
- Balimundali445 people
- Girishchandrapur442 people
- Kantisahi435 people

[All 226 villages in Khunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/khunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhunta?757019
- How far is Sankhunta from Baripada?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhunta?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhunta in?Mayurbhanj district (Khunta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhunta?89.4% (Census 2011)
