Village · Bishrampur, Palamu # Sankha Sankha is a village in Bishrampur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822124. The 2011 Census counted 1,367 people in 225 households, the 20th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%. - 1,367 people (2011) - 225 households - 67.0% literacy - 822124 PIN code ## Sankha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sankha is 822124. Sankha falls in Bishrampur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822124 - Gram panchayat Tolra - Community development block Bishrampur - Census village code 365764 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sankha from nearby towns? - Bishrampur (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Palamu (district HQ) 30 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sankha? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sankha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rehla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankha known for? The main crops are rice. About 90% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sankha Of every 100 households in Sankha in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sankha · ■ Bishrampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 40% - Toilet within the home 6% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 92% - Tap water 3% 6% - Drinking water within premises 6% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 91% 59% - Television 29% 24% - Mobile phone 77% 55% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 8% - Car / jeep / van 6% 1% - None of these assets 8% 25% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sankha? ■ Sankha · ■ Bishrampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 66.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 865 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 954 - Working population 30.8% 33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 54.4% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 47 (11%) · ■ Marginal 362 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bishrampur - Murma Kalan 1,598 people - Gharatia 1,453 people - Jamari 1,432 people - Gaura 1,392 people - Murma Khurd 1,172 people - Nimia 1,166 people - Bairganwan 985 people - Seora 984 people All 65 villages in Bishrampur ## Other places named Sankha - Sankha · Village, Indi, Bijapur · 1,749 people - Sankha · Village, Dharmasala, Jajapur · 449 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankha? 822124 - How far is Sankha from Palamu? 30 km by road - What is the population of Sankha? 1,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankha in? Palamu district (Bishrampur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sankha? 67.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/bishrampur/sankha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.