# Sankra Village, Nagri, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nagri, Dhamtari 

# Sankra

Sankra is a village in Nagri sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493773**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 97 households**, the 132nd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 417people (2011)
- 97households
- 79.3%literacy
- 493773PIN code

## Sankra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankra is 493773.** Sankra falls in Nagri sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493773
- Gram panchayatChiwarri
- Community development blockSihwa
- Census village code447219

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

## How far is Sankra from nearby towns?

- Nagari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nagri (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 Sankra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sankra; 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karaiha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Sankra known for?

About 72% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Sankra

Of every 100 households in Sankra in 2011, 86 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankra · ■ Nagri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**17%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**62%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Sankra?

■ Sankra · ■ Nagri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370**

**984

Working population ****60.0%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (11%) · **■** Marginal 64 (26%)

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 Nagri

- Samtara423 people
- Mohlai421 people
- Banraud420 people
- Bagroomnala417 people
- Korremuda416 people
- Joratarai412 people
- Kurmiya406 people
- Korra402 people

[All 249 villages in Nagri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/nagri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankra?493773
- How far is Sankra from Dhamtari?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sankra?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankra in?Dhamtari district (Nagri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankra?79.3% (Census 2011)