# Sankhola Village, Hezamara, West Tripura (Tripura) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/hezamara/sankhola/ Village · Hezamara, West Tripura # Sankhola Sankhola is a village in Hezamara sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,800 people in 629 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%. - 2,800people (2011) - 629households - 75.8%literacy - 799212PIN code ## Sankhola PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankhola is 799212.** Sankhola falls in Hezamara sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code799212 - Community development blockHezamara - Census village code271871 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankhola from nearby towns? - Hezamara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Agartala (district HQ)45 km by road - Agartala (nearest town)45 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 Sankhola? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ishanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Agartala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agartala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sankhola known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and ground nut**. Products made here include pineapple juice, pottery, dhalmet, baboo crafts, flower top and cane. About 19% of the 944 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 Sankhola Of every 100 households in Sankhola in 2011, 44 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sankhola · ■ Hezamara rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **54% Toilet within the home ****57%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **24% Tap water ****4%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****26%** **37% Television ****31%** **35% Mobile phone ****31%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Sankhola? ■ Sankhola · ■ Hezamara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **76.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **930 Working population ****48.3%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 67.1% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 248 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (52%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (9%) · **■** Marginal 268 (20%) 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 Hezamara - Chandpur5,009 people - Barkanthalia3,080 people - Thamakari3,005 people - Baluaban2,844 people - Baikunthapur2,645 people - Megliband2,168 people - Surendranagar1,985 people - Purba Simna1,896 people [All 20 villages in Hezamara](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/hezamara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankhola?799212 - How far is Sankhola from Agartala?45 km by road - What is the population of Sankhola?2,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankhola in?West Tripura district (Hezamara sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Sankhola?75.8% (Census 2011)