# Pankshankar Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/pankshankar/ Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Pankshankar Pankshankar is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 121 households**, the 141st largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 456people (2011) - 121households - 88.3%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Pankshankar PIN code and other codes Pankshankar falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development blockSouth Karimganj - Census village code300289 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pankshankar from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ)20 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)20 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 Pankshankar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pankshankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagbari - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pankshankar known for? The main crops are **rice and potato**. About 74% of the 19 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 Pankshankar Of every 100 households in Pankshankar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Pankshankar · ■ Nilambazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **19% Toilet within the home ****100%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **96% Use banking services ****66%** **29% Television ****35%** **7% Mobile phone ****86%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **49% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Pankshankar? ■ Pankshankar · ■ Nilambazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **970 Working population ****30.0%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 86.1% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 127 (93%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 Nilambazar - Hizimangura Pt III477 people - Bhug473 people - Madanpur T.E.471 people - Mahamadpur Pt II468 people - Rauthgram Chak453 people - Ghugrakona Pt III442 people - Mahamadpur T.E.441 people - Nayagram Pt II437 people [All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pankshankar from Karimganj?20 km by road - What is the population of Pankshankar?456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pankshankar in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pankshankar?88.3% (Census 2011)