# Sankhapur Village, Shankarampet, Medak (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/shankarampet-04467/sankhapur/ Village · Shankarampet, Medak # Sankhapur Sankhapur is a village in Shankarampet sub-district of Medak district, Telangana, PIN code **502248**. The 2011 Census counted **2,055 people in 465 households**, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%. - 2,055people (2011) - 465households - 44.3%literacy - 502248PIN code ## Sankhapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankhapur is 502248.** Sankhapur falls in Shankarampet sub-district, Medak district, Telangana. - PIN code502248 - Gram panchayatSankhapur - Community development blockShankarampet - Census village code573160 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankhapur from nearby towns? - Shankarampet [R] (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sangareddy (district HQ)88 km by road - Medak (nearest town)25 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 Sankhapur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shankarampet® - ○Degree college10+ km · Medak - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medak - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sankhapur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugar cane**. Products made here include beedies. About 34% of the 853 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Sankhapur Of every 100 households in Sankhapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankhapur · ■ Shankarampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **75% Toilet within the home ****16%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **77% Tap water ****64%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **92% Use banking services ****19%** **51% Television ****37%** **39% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Sankhapur? ■ Sankhapur · ■ Shankarampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%** **51.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **960 Working population ****56.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.9% for men and 34.9% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 660 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (16%) · **■** Marginal 59 (5%) 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 Shankarampet - Gavalpalle2,663 people - Dharpalle2,545 people - Khajapur2,293 people - Seripalle2,211 people - Jangrai2,018 people - Mirzapalle1,943 people - Zapthishivnur1,844 people - Shankaraj Kondapur1,833 people [All 20 villages in Shankarampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/shankarampet-04467/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankhapur?502248 - How far is Sankhapur from Sangareddy?88 km by road - What is the population of Sankhapur?2,055 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankhapur in?Medak district (Shankarampet sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Sankhapur?44.3% (Census 2011)