# Sankara Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/sankara/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Sankara Sankara is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494670**. The 2011 Census counted **2,851 people in 651 households**, the 3rd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,851people (2011) - 651households - 78.1%literacy - 494670PIN code ## Sankara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankara is 494670.** Sankara falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494670 - Gram panchayatSankara - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankara from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)72 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)17 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 Sankara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Sankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Sankara known for? About 74% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Sankara Of every 100 households in Sankara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sankara · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **80% Toilet within the home ****29%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **82% Tap water ****10%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **96% Use banking services ****35%** **55% Television ****40%** **22% Mobile phone ****44%** **23% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****82%** **96% 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 Sankara? ■ Sankara · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **983 Working population ****41.0%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (17%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 386 (33%) · **■** Marginal 362 (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 Pithora - Pirda3,370 people - Bundeli3,315 people - Lakhagarh2,842 people - Gopalpur2,639 people - Rajasewaiya Khurd2,358 people - Sona Silli2,266 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankara?494670 - How far is Sankara from Mahasamund?72 km by road - What is the population of Sankara?2,851 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankara in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sankara?78.1% (Census 2011)