Village · Baramkela, Raigarh # Sankara Sankara is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494224. The 2011 Census counted 3,545 people in 895 households, the 1st largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 3,545 people (2011) - 895 households - 75.9% literacy - 494224 PIN code ## Sankara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sankara is 494224. Sankara falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494224 - Gram panchayat Sankara - Community development block Sarailendha - Census village code 435611 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sankara from nearby towns? - Baramkela (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 70 km by road - Baramkela (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sankara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Raigarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankara known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and kidney-bean. About 81% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sankara Of every 100 households in Sankara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankara · ■ Baramkela rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 83% - Toilet within the home 25% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 87% - Tap water 0% 20% - Drinking water within premises 5% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 15% 37% - Television 20% 22% - Mobile phone 22% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 27% 27% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sankara? ■ Sankara · ■ Baramkela rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 947 - Working population 37.3% 49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 69.1% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 475 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 190 (14%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 193 (15%) · ■ Marginal 456 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela - Bar 2,967 people - Deogaon 2,829 people - Gobarsingha 2,664 people - Panchdhar 2,507 people All 243 villages in Baramkela ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankara? 494224 - How far is Sankara from Raigarh? 70 km by road - What is the population of Sankara? 3,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankara in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sankara? 75.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/sankara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.