# Shankar Nagar Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur 

# Shankar Nagar

Shankar Nagar is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493222**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 31 households**, the 210th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 147people (2011)
- 31households
- 76.0%literacy
- 493222PIN code

## Shankar Nagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankar Nagar is 493222.** Shankar Nagar falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493222
- Gram panchayatBengpali
- Community development blockBilaigarh
- Census village code444402

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

## How far is Shankar Nagar from nearby towns?

- Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)200 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)20 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 Shankar Nagar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shankar Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhobni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Shankar Nagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 75 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 Shankar Nagar

Of every 100 households in Shankar Nagar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankar Nagar · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**78%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**17%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Shankar Nagar?

■ Shankar Nagar · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**969

Working population ****58.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 69.8% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (8%)

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 Bilaigarh

- Chandlidih172 people
- Arjuni161 people
- Karipat159 people
- Jamnar155 people
- Sarmandi136 people
- Amakachhar120 people
- Mudkatta118 people
- Basantpur112 people

[All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankar Nagar?493222
- How far is Shankar Nagar from Raipur?200 km by road
- What is the population of Shankar Nagar?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankar Nagar in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankar Nagar?76.0% (Census 2011)