# Shankarpur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494450**. The 2011 Census counted **1,274 people in 325 households**, the 34th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,274people (2011)
- 325households
- 55.9%literacy
- 494450PIN code

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankarpur is 494450.** Shankarpur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494450
- Gram panchayatKatangtarai
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446487

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?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)105 km by road
- Bagbahara (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 Shankarpur?

10 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saldih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Shankarpur known for?

About 79% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**80%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**983

Working population ****46.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 48.6% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 518 (87%)

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

- Sirko1,380 people
- Jamhar1,339 people
- Tarekela1,336 people
- Charbhatha1,322 people
- Dhaba Khar1,266 people
- Bhitidih1,255 people
- Dongripali1,252 people
- Bamdadih1,237 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?494450
- How far is Shankarpur from Mahasamund?105 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?1,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?55.9% (Census 2011)