# Shankoja Village, Bhaderwah, Doda (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bhaderwah, Doda 

# Shankoja

Shankoja is a village in Bhaderwah sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182222**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 19 households**, the 107th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 138people (2011)
- 19households
- 65.5%literacy
- 182222PIN code

## Shankoja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankoja is 182222.** Shankoja falls in Bhaderwah sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182222
- Gram panchayatChakka
- Community development blockBhaderwah
- Census village code004503

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

## How far is Shankoja from nearby towns?

- Baderwah (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Doda (district HQ)44 km by road
- Baderwah (nearest town)8 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 Shankoja?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shankoja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baderwah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baderwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 8 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 Shankoja known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include rajmash. About 73% of the 12 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 Shankoja

Of every 100 households in Shankoja in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankoja · ■ Bhaderwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****71%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shankoja?

■ Shankoja · ■ Bhaderwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**918

Working population ****54.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 56.1% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (37%) · **■** Marginal 38 (51%)

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 Bhaderwah

- Bhasti158 people
- Thalanga154 people
- Banjala152 people
- Dandi151 people
- Dalha111 people
- Darsu109 people
- Mehrada107 people
- Brhampuri98 people

[All 119 villages in Bhaderwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/bhaderwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankoja?182222
- How far is Shankoja from Doda?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shankoja?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankoja in?Doda district (Bhaderwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shankoja?65.5% (Census 2011)