# Sankar Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/sankar/ Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Sankar Sankar is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495554**. The 2011 Census counted **1,971 people in 462 households**, the 30th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,971people (2011) - 462households - 74.4%literacy - 495554PIN code ## Sankar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankar is 495554.** Sankar falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495554 - Gram panchayatSankar - Community development blockAkaltara - Census village code436593 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankar from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)37 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town)15 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 Sankar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sankar known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 84% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 744 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 Sankar Of every 100 households in Sankar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankar · ■ Akaltara rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **85% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****11%** **22% Television ****22%** **29% Mobile phone ****13%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Sankar? ■ Sankar · ■ Akaltara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070** **983 Working population ****68.7%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 62.2% for women. 73% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 356 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (36%) · **■** Other work 88 (6%) · **■** Marginal 419 (31%) 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 Akaltara - Padariya2,177 people - Khatola2,135 people - Khisora2,038 people - Parsahi1,996 people - Arasmeta1,938 people - Latiya1,920 people - Pakariya1,911 people - Buchihardi1,892 people [All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankar?495554 - How far is Sankar from Janjgir?37 km by road - What is the population of Sankar?1,971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankar in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sankar?74.4% (Census 2011)