# Sankarada Village, Tikiri, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikiri, Rayagada 

# Sankarada

Sankarada is a village in Tikiri sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 310 households**, the 5th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.8%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 310households
- 29.2%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Sankarada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarada is 765015.** Sankarada falls in Tikiri sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatSankarada
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code426083

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

## How far is Sankarada from nearby towns?

- Tikiri (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)42 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 Sankarada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surubali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sankarada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and til**. About 65% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 332 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankarada

Of every 100 households in Sankarada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarada · ■ Tikiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**64%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Sankarada?

■ Sankarada · ■ Tikiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.2%**

**42.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**987

Working population ****37.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 18.3% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (11%) · **■** Other work 88 (19%) · **■** Marginal 293 (62%)

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 Tikiri

- Tikiri2,846 people
- Puhundi1,825 people
- Mundagan1,446 people
- Gorakhapur1,339 people
- Panchali1,213 people
- Uparkodigam1,173 people
- Mankadajhola1,122 people
- Sanamatikana1,066 people

[All 73 villages in Tikiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/tikiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarada?765015
- How far is Sankarada from Rayagada?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarada?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarada in?Rayagada district (Tikiri sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarada?29.2% (Census 2011)