# Shankardi Village, Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad 

# Shankardi

Shankardi is a village in Purbi Tundi* sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 43 households**, the 58th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 269people (2011)
- 43households
- 78.5%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Shankardi PIN code and other codes

Shankardi falls in Purbi Tundi* sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatLatani
- Community development blockPurbi Tundi*
- Census village code361283

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

## How far is Shankardi from nearby towns?

- Purbi Tundi* (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)24 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 Shankardi?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

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 Shankardi known for?

About 40% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Shankardi

Of every 100 households in Shankardi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shankardi · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**74%

Use banking services ****73%**

**37%

Television ****44%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Shankardi?

■ Shankardi · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**989

Working population ****31.2%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 61.9% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (36%) · **■** Marginal 50 (60%)

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 Purbi Tundi*

- Jabardaha311 people
- Phulpahari294 people
- Dhanarangi285 people
- Harilakol284 people
- Kolkamardi261 people
- Khesmi238 people
- Pandnitanr231 people
- Rupudi215 people

[All 85 villages in Purbi Tundi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/purbi-tundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankardi from Dhanbad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Shankardi?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankardi in?Dhanbad district (Purbi Tundi* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shankardi?78.5% (Census 2011)