# Sankara Village, Kathikund, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kathikund, Dumka 

# Sankara

Sankara is a village in Kathikund sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814103**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 94 households**, the 63rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 405people (2011)
- 94households
- 58.9%literacy
- 814103PIN code

## Sankara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankara is 814103.** Sankara falls in Kathikund sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814103
- Gram panchayatAsthajora
- Community development blockKathikund
- Census village code370724

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

## How far is Sankara from nearby towns?

- Kathikund (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)20 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 Sankara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathikund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Sankara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Sankara

Of every 100 households in Sankara in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankara · ■ Kathikund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sankara?

■ Sankara · ■ Kathikund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**983

Working population ****50.1%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 37.3% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 46 (23%) · **■** Marginal 157 (77%)

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 Kathikund

- Majhdiha416 people
- Makra Chapar411 people
- Ero410 people
- Kanaidih407 people
- Ambajora403 people
- Phitkoria402 people
- Bara Chaparia400 people
- Majhila Sarwapani396 people

[All 197 villages in Kathikund](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/kathikund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankara?814103
- How far is Sankara from Dumka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sankara?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankara in?Dumka district (Kathikund sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sankara?58.9% (Census 2011)