# Sankarpur Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 73 households**, the 143rd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 360people (2011)
- 73households
- 43.0%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarpur is 816103.** Sankarpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatManuri
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code371049

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?

- Sikaripara (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)65 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?

4 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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

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 30% of the 120 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 Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****41.1%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 30.6% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (23%) · **■** Marginal 17 (11%)

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 Shikaripara

- Sidhachatar376 people
- Sitasal375 people
- Kurunda373 people
- Jiapani367 people
- Porabansri359 people
- Hulasdanga358 people
- Tarachua358 people
- Paharudi350 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarpur?816103
- How far is Sankarpur from Dumka?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?43.0% (Census 2011)