Village · Balod, Durg # Sankara Sankara is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495006. The 2011 Census counted 1,723 people in 335 households, the 16th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,723 people (2011) - 335 households - 78.6% literacy - 495006 PIN code ## Sankara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sankara is 495006. Sankara falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495006 - Gram panchayat Sankra - Community development block Sanjaribalod - Census village code 443144 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sankara from nearby towns? - Balod (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 52 km by road - Balod (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sankara? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Balod - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Balod - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankara known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 70% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sankara Of every 100 households in Sankara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankara · ■ Balod rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 90% - Toilet within the home 52% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 69% - Tap water 66% 36% - Drinking water within premises 46% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 97% - Use banking services 94% 76% - Television 44% 37% - Mobile phone 38% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 21% 18% - Own their home 93% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sankara? ■ Sankara · ■ Balod rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 80.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 1025 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 990 - Working population 59.1% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 351 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 336 (33%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 134 (13%) · ■ Marginal 195 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balod - Jagnnathpur 1,823 people - Piparchhedi 1,802 people - Siwani 1,769 people - Jamruwa 1,727 people - Bheriya Nawagaon 1,708 people - Umaradah 1,706 people - Jam Gaon B 1,653 people - Narra 1,598 people All 92 villages in Balod ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankara? 495006 - How far is Sankara from Durg? 52 km by road - What is the population of Sankara? 1,723 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankara in? Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sankara? 78.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/sankara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.