# Sankakandar Village, Ranishwar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Sankakandar

Sankakandar is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814144**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 69 households**, the 122nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 277people (2011)
- 69households
- 41.5%literacy
- 814144PIN code

## Sankakandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankakandar is 814144.** Sankakandar falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814144
- Gram panchayatBilkandi
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371240

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

## How far is Sankakandar from nearby towns?

- Ranishwar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)50 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 Sankakandar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sankakandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Sankakandar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sankakandar

Of every 100 households in Sankakandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankakandar · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**28%

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 Sankakandar?

■ Sankakandar · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**973

Working population ****39.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 30.3% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 105 (97%)

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 Ranishwar

- Kituri284 people
- Tasarkata283 people
- Latabani280 people
- Jaytara279 people
- Dhadka273 people
- Patharadah272 people
- Dangalpara262 people
- Digalpahari259 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankakandar?814144
- How far is Sankakandar from Dumka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sankakandar?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankakandar in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sankakandar?41.5% (Census 2011)