# Shankarpur Village, Farasgaon, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/shankarpur/ Village · Farasgaon, Bastar # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493889**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 76 households**, the 83rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 391people (2011) - 76households - 79.9%literacy - 493889PIN code ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarpur is 493889.** Shankarpur falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493889 - Gram panchayatShankarpur - Community development blockPharasgaon - Census village code448965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns? - Farasgaon (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)105 km by road - Farasgaon (nearest town)4 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 Shankarpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pharasgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kondagaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Shankarpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 86% of the 91 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 Shankarpur Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Farasgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **40% Toilet within the home ****93%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **95% Tap water ****75%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****63%** **80% Television ****43%** **8% Mobile phone ****17%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **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 Shankarpur? ■ Shankarpur · ■ Farasgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **1004 Working population ****69.6%** **67.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 71.0% for women. 69% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 154 (57%) 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 Farasgaon - Mode Bedma405 people - Chhote Odagaon398 people - Kulanar397 people - Paschim Borgaon392 people - Turki378 people - Gumdi376 people - Madkada360 people - Patla354 people [All 103 villages in Farasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?493889 - How far is Shankarpur from Jagdalpur?105 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?79.9% (Census 2011)