# Saskara Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/saskara/ Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Saskara Saskara is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 252 households**, the 27th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,034people (2011) - 252households - 65.6%literacy - 833102PIN code ## Saskara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saskara is 833102.** Saskara falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833102 - Gram panchayatMalukhatri - Community development blockSonua - Census village code376870 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saskara from nearby towns? - Chakardharpur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)56 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)30 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 Saskara? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Saskara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonua - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharour - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○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 market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Saskara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Saskara Of every 100 households in Saskara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saskara · ■ Sonua rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **54% Toilet within the home ****4%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **47% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****22%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **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 Saskara? ■ Saskara · ■ Sonua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **992 Working population ****57.6%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 48.6% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (14%) · **■** Marginal 364 (61%) 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 Sonua - Harimara1,134 people - Edalbera1,095 people - Jhumpura1,095 people - Udaypur1,055 people - Banjira1,020 people - Madang Jahir982 people - Kharimati976 people - Uran Chauka906 people [All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saskara?833102 - How far is Saskara from Chaibasa?56 km by road - What is the population of Saskara?1,034 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saskara in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Saskara?65.6% (Census 2011)