# Sankarpur Village, Devipur, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devipur, Deoghar 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Devipur sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814152**. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 187 households**, the 30th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 926people (2011)
- 187households
- 62.3%literacy
- 814152PIN code

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarpur is 814152.** Sankarpur falls in Devipur sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814152
- Gram panchayatJitjori
- Community development blockDevipur
- Census village code354421

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

## How far is Sankarpur from nearby towns?

- Devipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)15 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 Sankarpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deoghar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Deoghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sankarpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Devipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**41%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**22%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Devipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**59.4%

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

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**970

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 47.3% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 36 (12%) · **■** Other work 102 (35%) · **■** Marginal 110 (38%)

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 Devipur

- Baghmari1,015 people
- Balthar972 people
- Chitarpur949 people
- Bara Minkhi942 people
- Kapasia920 people
- Parandih Banusari907 people
- Jamunia855 people
- Lamba835 people

[All 259 villages in Devipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/devipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarpur?814152
- How far is Sankarpur from Deoghar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Deoghar district (Devipur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?62.3% (Census 2011)