# Shankar Nagar Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/shankar-nagar-448371/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Shankar Nagar Shankar Nagar is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495335**. The 2011 Census counted **334 people in 63 households**, the 172nd largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 334people (2011) - 63households - 70.2%literacy - 495335PIN code ## Shankar Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankar Nagar is 495335.** Shankar Nagar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495335 - Gram panchayatIrpanar - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448371 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? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)168 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town)42 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shankar Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Irpanar - ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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? About 57% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 64 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankar Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **58% Toilet within the home ****3%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****49%** **42% Television ****35%** **24% Mobile phone ****13%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **17% 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 · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****740** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****552** **981 Working population ****44.0%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 43% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 51 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (8%) · **■** Marginal 80 (54%) 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 Pakhanjur - Burka348 people - Mindi348 people - Kurush Bodi340 people - Murnar337 people - Yesebeda334 people - Kagbaras333 people - Kandadi332 people - Mehda328 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankar Nagar?495335 - How far is Shankar Nagar from Kanker?168 km by road - What is the population of Shankar Nagar?334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankar Nagar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shankar Nagar?70.2% (Census 2011)