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- LGD code
- 387093
- Pincode
- 758078
- Post office
- Dhanurnjaypur
- Population
- 204
- Households
- 47
- Literacy rate
- 40.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1372 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 90
Census 2011 · in context
How Sankatapalia compares
By population, Sankatapalia ranks #63 of 78 villages in Soso mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.7%
−22.4% vs mandal average
- Sankatapalia
- 40.7%
- Soso mandal
- 63.1%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,372
+381 vs mandal average
- Sankatapalia
- 1,372
- Soso mandal
- 991
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Sankatapalia
- 4.3
- Soso mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankatapalia at a glance
Sankatapalia is a village of 204 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Soso block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 63rd-largest of 78 villages in Soso block. Literacy is 41%, 22 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,372 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758078, served by Dhanurnjaypur post office; the LGD village code is 387093. The village votes in Athagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain. The population is estimated at 241 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankatapalia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ANANDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 108
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Hadgarh
- Total area (ha)
- 73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.12
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankatapalia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sankatapalia
- LGD code
- 387093
- Pincode
- 758078
- Post office
- Dhanurnjaypur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 204
- Population (projected 2026)
- 241
- Households
- 47
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1372
- Literacy rate
- 40.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Cuttack
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Athagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Bhartruhari Mahtab
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ranendra Pratap Swain
- Block / Mandal
- Soso
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)