# Shankardih Village, Bishrampur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bishrampur, Palamu 

# Shankardih

Shankardih is a village in Bishrampur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822124**. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 44 households**, the 50th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 237people (2011)
- 44households
- 56.6%literacy
- 822124PIN code

## Shankardih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankardih is 822124.** Shankardih falls in Bishrampur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822124
- Gram panchayatGuri
- Community development blockBishrampur
- Census village code365787

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

## How far is Shankardih from nearby towns?

- Bishramdih (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Mehninagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bishrampur (nearest town)4 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 Shankardih?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shankardih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bisrampur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bishrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Shankardih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 100% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Shankardih

Of every 100 households in Shankardih in 2011, 43 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankardih · ■ Bishrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**59%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****77%**

**25%

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 Shankardih?

■ Shankardih · ■ Bishrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****39.7%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 46.4% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 32 (34%) · **■** Marginal 58 (62%)

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 Bishrampur

- Ragda402 people
- Naudiha301 people
- Lotar268 people
- Jarka239 people
- Gerua188 people
- Jhantinath186 people
- Oria113 people
- Jenjira87 people

[All 65 villages in Bishrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/bishrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankardih?822124
- How far is Shankardih from Mehninagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shankardih?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankardih in?Palamu district (Bishrampur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shankardih?56.6% (Census 2011)