# Sankarpur Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814160**. The 2011 Census counted **2,703 people in 561 households**, the 13th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 2,703people (2011)
- 561households
- 62.9%literacy
- 814160PIN code

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarpur is 814160.** Sankarpur falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814160
- Gram panchayatSankarpur
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355641

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?

- Sahibganj (district HQ)22 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)22 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

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Champa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barahar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 96% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 23 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**22%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**72%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**37%

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 · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**56.0%

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

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**960

Working population ****33.0%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (6%) · **■** Marginal 615 (69%)

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 Meherma

- Amjora Firozganj2,859 people
- Chhota And Bara Mangarh2,846 people
- Itahari2,842 people
- Sukhari2,765 people
- Dhankuria2,619 people
- Borma2,489 people
- Pati Chak2,434 people
- Mehrma2,358 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarpur?814160
- How far is Sankarpur from Sahibganj?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?2,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?62.9% (Census 2011)