# Sankar Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Sankar

Sankar is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177048**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 52 households**, the 89th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 266people (2011)
- 52households
- 89.7%literacy
- 177048PIN code

## Sankar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankar is 177048.** Sankar falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177048
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016770

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

## How far is Sankar from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)12 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 Sankar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thain
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jol Sapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sankar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 42% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankar

Of every 100 households in Sankar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sankar · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**13%

Tap water ****89%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****87%**

**90%

Television ****83%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sankar?

■ Sankar · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**869

Working population ****67.3%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 85.0% for women. 63% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (37%) · **■** Other work 63 (35%) · **■** Marginal 49 (27%)

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 Nadaun

- Garni271 people
- Rail271 people
- Dhamandar268 people
- Garrdhun268 people
- Dodan Kalan262 people
- Budhwal261 people
- Behrad259 people
- Tukrun256 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankar?177048
- How far is Sankar from Hamirpur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Sankar?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankar in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sankar?89.7% (Census 2011)