Village · Dhamtari, Dhamtari # Shankardah Shankardah is a village in Dhamtari sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493773. The 2011 Census counted 1,258 people in 261 households, the 61st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%. - 1,258 people (2011) - 261 households - 83.9% literacy - 493773 PIN code ## Shankardah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shankardah is 493773. Shankardah falls in Dhamtari sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493773 - Gram panchayat Shankardah - Community development block Dhamtari - Census village code 447074 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shankardah from nearby towns? - Dhamtari (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ) 5 km by road - Dhamtari (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shankardah? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shankardah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhamtari - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhamtari - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhatgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shankardah known for? About 84% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shankardah Of every 100 households in Shankardah in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shankardah · ■ Dhamtari rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 89% - Toilet within the home 21% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 74% - Tap water 96% 34% - Drinking water within premises 14% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96% - Use banking services 19% 48% - Television 46% 40% - Mobile phone 33% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 17% 21% - Own their home 90% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shankardah? ■ Shankardah · ■ Dhamtari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 79.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 1010 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 844 966 - Working population 49.4% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 75.9% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 132 (21%) · ■ Marginal 472 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhamtari - Deopur 1,295 people - Parastarai 1,294 people - Nawagaon 1,265 people - Semra 1,264 people - Kurmatarai 1,232 people - Janwargaon 1,217 people - Bhawarmara 1,204 people - Sehradabri 1,152 people All 154 villages in Dhamtari ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankardah? 493773 - How far is Shankardah from Dhamtari? 5 km by road - What is the population of Shankardah? 1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankardah in? Dhamtari district (Dhamtari sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shankardah? 83.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/dhamtari/shankardah/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.