# Sankhani Village, Anupshahr, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Anupshahr, Bulandshahr 

# Sankhani

Sankhani is a village in Anupshahr sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,373 people in 922 households**, the 3rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 6,373people (2011)
- 922households
- 59.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhani

Of every 100 households in Sankhani in 2011, 31 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sankhani · ■ Anupshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**71%

Tap water ****28%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**67%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Sankhani?

■ Sankhani · ■ Anupshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**867

Working population ****24.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 50.8% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 372 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (27%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 439 (28%) · **■** Marginal 321 (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 Anupshahr

- Ahar Bangar7,613 people
- Malakpur6,692 people
- Khalaur6,100 people
- Bagsara5,334 people
- Jalilpur4,842 people
- Siraura Bangar4,792 people

[All 139 villages in Anupshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/anupshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhani?6,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhani in?Bulandshahr district (Anupshahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhani?59.0% (Census 2011)