# Sankar Gaon Village, Phuloni, Karbi Anglong (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/phuloni/sankar-gaon/ Village · Phuloni, Karbi Anglong # Sankar Gaon Sankar Gaon is a village in Phuloni sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 78 households**, the 161st largest of 991 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 423people (2011) - 78households - 74.8%literacy - 1,115females per 1,000 males ## Sankar Gaon PIN code and other codes Sankar Gaon falls in Phuloni sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam. - Community development blockHowraghat - Census village code296740 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? - Diphu (district HQ)97 km by road - Dokmoka (nearest town)13 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? 6 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 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parakhawa - ○Degree college10+ km · Dokmoka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diphu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 **rice**. About 50% of the 20 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, 27 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankar Gaon · ■ Phuloni rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **18% Toilet within the home ****100%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **47% Tap water ****15%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****51%** **44% Television ****23%** **27% Mobile phone ****12%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 · ■ Phuloni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **979 Working population ****30.0%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 70.8% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 76 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 39 (31%) 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 Phuloni - Sarthe Rongphar431 people - Kat Teron430 people - Den Gaon Christiant425 people - Pongure Kro423 people - Khor Bora422 people - Samuguri Kachamari No.2421 people - Den Terang418 people - Dokai Bey417 people [All 1,075 villages in Phuloni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/phuloni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sankar Gaon from Diphu?97 km by road - What is the population of Sankar Gaon?423 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankar Gaon in?Karbi Anglong district (Phuloni sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sankar Gaon?74.8% (Census 2011)