# Shankarpur Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 138 households**, the 79th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 637people (2011)
- 138households
- 30.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankarpur is 497118.** Shankarpur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatTarkakhand
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431947

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?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajpur
- ○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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 36% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**66%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**47%

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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**965

Working population ****52.4%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.0% for men and 31.7% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (37%) · **■** Marginal 174 (52%)

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 Balrampur

- Jhalpi657 people
- Chirkoma656 people
- Adhaura655 people
- Turridih652 people
- Rajbandha635 people
- Lurghutta632 people
- Mukha612 people
- Maheshpur587 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?497118
- How far is Shankarpur from Ambikapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?30.4% (Census 2011)