# Saskela Village, Lahunipara, Sundargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/lahunipara/saskela/ Village · Lahunipara, Sundargarh # Saskela Saskela is a village in Lahunipara sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770041**. The 2011 Census counted **2,027 people in 497 households**, the 3rd largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 2,027people (2011) - 497households - 64.2%literacy - 770041PIN code ## Saskela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saskela is 770041.** Saskela falls in Lahunipara sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha. - PIN code770041 - Gram panchayatSashakela - Community development blockLahunipara - Census village code384942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saskela from nearby towns? - Lahunipara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Sundargarh (district HQ)192 km by road - Barbil (nearest town)69 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 Saskela? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Saskela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sihidiha - ○Degree college10+ km · Sihidiha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Luthurba - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Saskela known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and til**. About 65% of the 603 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 Saskela Of every 100 households in Saskela in 2011, 63 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saskela · ■ Lahunipara rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **29% Toilet within the home ****21%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **90% Tap water ****17%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****28%** **18% Mobile phone ****48%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **24% Own their home ****75%** **90% 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 Saskela? ■ Saskela · ■ Lahunipara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **63.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **957 Working population ****48.5%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 53.2% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 672 (68%) · **■** Marginal 228 (23%) 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 Lahunipara - Barsuan3,113 people - Kuliposh2,027 people - Takra1,956 people - Lahunipada1,697 people - Kendudihi1,570 people - Khuantgaon1,488 people [All 160 villages in Lahunipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/lahunipara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saskela?770041 - How far is Saskela from Sundargarh?192 km by road - What is the population of Saskela?2,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saskela in?Sundargarh district (Lahunipara sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Saskela?64.2% (Census 2011)