Sankhunta, Gopabandhunagar
Sankhunta is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Khunta Tehsil in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, which falls under Gopabandhunagar block. Sumi Hansda is the President of Sankhunta Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address sumihansda07976@gmail.com and mobile number 93376xxx93. The Panchayat landline number is 06795-23**22. The Secretary is Rasmita Kumari Sahu, who can be reached at email address srasmita594@gmail.com and mobile number 99375xxx33. The Panchayat address is AT-Sankhunta, PO-Khunta, Dist-Mayurbhanj, Pincode - 757019. You can reach there by taking a bus till Khunta bus stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility. There are one computer, one laptop, one printer and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on May 2024, the current population of Sankhunta is 499 out of which 248 are males and rest 251 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1012 females per 1000 males. There are around 45 teenagers in Sankhunta. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 401 persons can read and write. Total 6 people belonging to scheduled caste and 20 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 140 households in Sankhunta, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 189. The pincode of Sankhunta is 757019 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Khunta Sub Post office
- Badkaranjia Branch Post office
- Badmamundia Branch Post office
- Baldiha Khunta Branch Post office
- Atanati Branch Post office
Schools
Sankhunta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt.High School Khunta
- Khunta Higher Secondary School
- Balidiha A/s
- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Titia
- Saraswati Shishu Bidyamandir, Khunta
Hospitals
Sankhunta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sanjharan Sub-Center
- Khunta Community Health Center
- Karkachaia Sub-Center
- Balijoda Sub-Center
- Bankati Sub-Center
Banks
Sankhunta has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Sankhunta Gram Panchayat manages total 9 villages.