# Sankar Gaon Village, Sarupathar, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/sarupathar/sankar-gaon/ Village · Sarupathar, Golaghat # Sankar Gaon Sankar Gaon is a village in Sarupathar sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam, PIN code **785601**. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 125 households**, the 142nd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 506people (2011) - 125households - 80.3%literacy - 785601PIN code ## Sankar Gaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankar Gaon is 785601.** Sankar Gaon falls in Sarupathar sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - PIN code785601 - Gram panchayatSilonijan - Community development blockGolaghat South - Census village code294967 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankar Gaon from nearby towns? - Sarupathar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ)75 km by road - Sarupathar (nearest town)25 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 Sankar Gaon? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sankar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarupathar - ○Degree college10+ km · Sarupathar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Borpathar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Sankar Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and vegetable**. About 80% of the 94 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 Sankar Gaon Of every 100 households in Sankar Gaon in 2011, 4 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankar Gaon · ■ Sarupathar rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **19% Toilet within the home ****49%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **34% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****2%** **46% Television ****4%** **22% Mobile phone ****14%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Sankar Gaon? ■ Sankar Gaon · ■ Sarupathar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **967 Working population ****32.0%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 73.1% for women. 59% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 128 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 28 (17%) 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 Sarupathar - Anandapur519 people - Lakhipur No.2518 people - Lakhi Kachari511 people - Santipur510 people - Na-Bill501 people - No.1 Tamuly501 people - Kuki Bosti499 people - M.V. Forest Village497 people [All 425 villages in Sarupathar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/sarupathar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankar Gaon?785601 - How far is Sankar Gaon from Golaghat?75 km by road - What is the population of Sankar Gaon?506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankar Gaon in?Golaghat district (Sarupathar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sankar Gaon?80.3% (Census 2011)