# Shankargarh Village, Manendragarh, Koriya (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Manendragarh, Koriya 

# Shankargarh

Shankargarh is a village in Manendragarh sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497442**. The 2011 Census counted **849 people in 225 households**, the 33rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 849people (2011)
- 225households
- 48.8%literacy
- 497442PIN code

## Shankargarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankargarh is 497442.** Shankargarh falls in Manendragarh sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497442
- Gram panchayatKathotiya
- Community development blockManendragarh
- Census village code431700

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

## How far is Shankargarh from nearby towns?

- Manendragarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Manendragarh (nearest town)10 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 Shankargarh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shankargarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Belbatra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Manendragarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Manendragarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Shankargarh known for?

About 63% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Shankargarh

Of every 100 households in Shankargarh in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankargarh · ■ Manendragarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****90%**

**68%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Shankargarh?

■ Shankargarh · ■ Manendragarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197**

**998

Working population ****41.0%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 38.5% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 235 (68%)

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 Manendragarh

- Badkabahara907 people
- Bhauta893 people
- Chaughada892 people
- Kewti855 people
- Khairbaha846 people
- Charwahi842 people
- Rokda830 people
- Morga813 people

[All 131 villages in Manendragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/manendragarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankargarh?497442
- How far is Shankargarh from Baikunthpur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shankargarh?849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankargarh in?Koriya district (Manendragarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankargarh?48.8% (Census 2011)