# Shankhakunri Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Shankhakunri

Shankhakunri is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **827013**. The 2011 Census counted **1,326 people in 211 households**, the 60th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,326people (2011)
- 211households
- 63.6%literacy
- 827013PIN code

## Shankhakunri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankhakunri is 827013.** Shankhakunri falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code827013
- Gram panchayatKalikapur
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362725

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

## How far is Shankhakunri from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)32 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)26 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 Shankhakunri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shankhakunri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baramasiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Shankhakunri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Shankhakunri

Of every 100 households in Shankhakunri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankhakunri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

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 Shankhakunri?

■ Shankhakunri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**959

Working population ****60.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (6%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (9%) · **■** Marginal 656 (82%)

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 Chandankiyari

- Lakshipur1,382 people
- Mazoorubi1,371 people
- Jhabra1,365 people
- Palkudri1,333 people
- Ghoragara1,290 people
- Chirda1,275 people
- Batboa1,267 people
- Birkham1,265 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankhakunri?827013
- How far is Shankhakunri from Bokaro?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shankhakunri?1,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankhakunri in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shankhakunri?63.6% (Census 2011)