# Shankarpur Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/shankarpur/ Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 328 households**, the 41st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,526people (2011) - 328households - 57.8%literacy - 497225PIN code ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarpur is 497225.** Shankarpur falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497225 - Gram panchayatShankarpur - Community development blockWadrafnagar - Census village code432093 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? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)128 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town)36 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? 11 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rgunathnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 43% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **26% Toilet within the home ****0%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****48%** **59% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****14%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****72%** **50% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079** **952 Working population ****55.2%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 45.4% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 48 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (52%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 334 (40%) 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 Wadrafnagar - Pendari1,579 people - Amrawatipur1,575 people - Parasdiha1,572 people - Dhadhia1,543 people - Bhagwanpur Khas1,476 people - Gowardhanpur1,473 people - Alka1,436 people - Budhadand1,426 people [All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?497225 - How far is Shankarpur from Ambikapur?128 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?1,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?57.8% (Census 2011)