# Sankh Village, Gawan, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gawan, Giridih 

# Sankh

Sankh is a village in Gawan sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,421 people in 364 households**, the 12th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,421people (2011)
- 364households
- 54.7%literacy
- 815313PIN code

## Sankh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankh is 815313.** Sankh falls in Gawan sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815313
- Gram panchayatSankh
- Community development blockGawan
- Census village code350221

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

## How far is Sankh from nearby towns?

- Giridih (district HQ)72 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)72 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 Sankh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Sankh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sankh

Of every 100 households in Sankh in 2011, 10 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankh · ■ Gawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**51%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**34%

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 Sankh?

■ Sankh · ■ Gawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**945

Working population ****22.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 36.8% for women. 38% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 252 (46%) · **■** Marginal 105 (19%)

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 Gawan

- Kharsan3,155 people
- Patna2,817 people
- Jagdishpur2,792 people
- Cherwa2,546 people
- Badidih2,214 people
- Gadar1,944 people
- Koni1,701 people
- Nimadih1,496 people

[All 160 villages in Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankh?815313
- How far is Sankh from Giridih?72 km by road
- What is the population of Sankh?2,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankh in?Giridih district (Gawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sankh?54.7% (Census 2011)