# Shankarpur Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497335**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 60 households**, the 117th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 233people (2011)
- 60households
- 54.6%literacy
- 497335PIN code

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankarpur is 497335.** Shankarpur falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497335
- Gram panchayatPhulpur
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code431394

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?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Shivpur-Charcha (nearest town)11 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 wheat**. About 15% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****7%**

**63%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**961

Working population ****32.6%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 41.7% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (8%) · **■** Other work 68 (89%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Korchadand267 people
- Telaidhar260 people
- Lotanpara243 people
- Meko233 people
- Bakira224 people
- Sitapur189 people
- Dharampur186 people
- Jampara186 people

[All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?497335
- How far is Shankarpur from Baikunthpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?54.6% (Census 2011)