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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sankola is a village in Barsoi mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,034 across 238 households and a literacy rate of 36.8%. The village is situated at coordinates 25.476°N, 88.062°E.
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- LGD code
- 224954
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population
- 1,034
- Households
- 238
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 280
- Distance to district centre
- 108 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 64 km
- Distance to Patna
- 294 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 324 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jhitkia · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- State Ayurvedic Dispensary, Shurun · 6 km
2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
Sankola ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
By population, Sankola ranks #114 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.8%
+1.8% vs mandal average
Sankola36.8%
Barsoi mandal35.0%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−19 vs mandal average
Sankola901
Barsoi mandal920
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
Sankola4.3
Barsoi mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankola ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ
Sankola ಬಿಹಾರದ Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Barsoi ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 1,034 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 238 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Barsoi ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 231 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 114ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 37%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 35% ಗಿಂತ 2 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 901 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 108 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Singiaದಿಂದ 10 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Jhitkia ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 17 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 855102, Barsoi ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 224954. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ State Ayurvedic Dispensary, Shurun, 6 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು praween akhtar; ಗ್ರಾಮ Purnia ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 462, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 55% ಕಡಿಮೆ.
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ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankola
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELVA
- Total area (ha)
- 100
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54
- Forest area (ha)
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankola
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Sankola
- LGD code
- 224954
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,034
- Population (projected 2026)
- 462
- Households
- 238
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Coordinates
- 25.47617°N, 88.06190°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- praween akhtar
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ
Sankola ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ
ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ
- Patna294 kmcapital
- Kolkata324 km
- Delhi1129 km
- Hyderabad1338 km
ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ
- Railway stationJhitkia17 km
- Bus stopRupahar Bus Stand13 km
- Hospital / PHCState Ayurvedic Dispensary, Shurun6 km
- ATM / banksbi19 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump32 km
- CollegeTarangapur Teachers Training College(D.EL.ED)29 km
- Police stationPolice station50 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)