# Shankardih Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Taraiya, Saran 

# Shankardih

Shankardih is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,004 people in 488 households**, the 16th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 3,004people (2011)
- 488households
- 64.4%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Shankardih PIN code and other codes

Shankardih falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChanchalia
- Community development blockTaraiya
- Census village code233005

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shankardih from nearby towns?

- Taraiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)44 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)12 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 Shankardih?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shankardih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhotilal Madarsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Taraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Shankardih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shankardih

Of every 100 households in Shankardih in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shankardih · ■ Taraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shankardih?

■ Shankardih · ■ Taraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**926

Working population ****24.8%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 52.3% for women. 39% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (12%) · **■** Marginal 407 (55%)

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 Taraiya

- Pachaurar3,326 people
- Chanchalia3,097 people
- Rasidpur3,080 people
- Laua3,079 people
- Bhataura2,990 people
- Shahnewazpur2,769 people
- Faridpur2,766 people
- Madhopur2,766 people

[All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankardih from Chhapra?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shankardih?3,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankardih in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankardih?64.4% (Census 2011)