# Sankad Village, Dhanera, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha 

# Sankad

Sankad is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385310**. The 2011 Census counted **2,080 people in 354 households**, the 46th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 2,080people (2011)
- 354households
- 55.3%literacy
- 385310PIN code

## Sankad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankad is 385310.** Sankad falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385310
- Gram panchayatJorapura
- Community development blockDhanera
- Census village code507673

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

## How far is Sankad from nearby towns?

- Dhanera (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dhanera (nearest town)5 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 Sankad?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sankad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhanera
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sankad known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra,milk, rapeseed and tobacco**. About 77% of the 1,112 hectares of village land is sown, and 710 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 Sankad

Of every 100 households in Sankad in 2011, 37 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankad · ■ Dhanera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****44%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**56%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****60%**

**30%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Sankad?

■ Sankad · ■ Dhanera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**884

Working population ****43.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 39.0% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 422 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (23%) · **■** Marginal 110 (12%)

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 Dhanera

- Charda2,161 people
- Kumar2,160 people
- Asiya2,129 people
- Silasana2,082 people
- Voda2,078 people
- Dugdol Nani2,046 people
- Rajoda1,893 people
- Mandal1,880 people

[All 77 villages in Dhanera](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankad?385310
- How far is Sankad from Palanpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sankad?2,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankad in?Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sankad?55.3% (Census 2011)