# Shankra Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Shankra

Shankra is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 57 households**, the 124th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 242people (2011)
- 57households
- 45.3%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Shankra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankra is 835216.** Shankra falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatTebo
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377185

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

## How far is Shankra from nearby towns?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)63 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)38 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 Shankra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shankra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakhardharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakhardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Shankra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 83 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 Shankra

Of every 100 households in Shankra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankra · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Shankra?

■ Shankra · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**994

Working population ****56.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 32.2% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (21%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 39 (29%)

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 Bandgaon

- Tomrong247 people
- Pingu246 people
- Bhandra245 people
- Daraung245 people
- Bentangar240 people
- Karudih239 people
- Rajbijaypur239 people
- Sinko238 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankra?835216
- How far is Shankra from Chaibasa?63 km by road
- What is the population of Shankra?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankra in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shankra?45.3% (Census 2011)