Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum # Shankhabhanga Shankhabhanga is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 208 people in 54 households, the 225th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 208 people (2011) - 54 households - 56.9% literacy - 1,080 females per 1,000 males ## Shankhabhanga PIN code and other codes Shankhabhanga falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Khandamauda - Community development block Baharagora - Census village code 364642 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shankhabhanga from nearby towns? - Chakulia (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shankhabhanga? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Shankhabhanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jambani - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bahragora - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barhagora - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bahragora - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shankhabhanga known for? The main crops are rice. About 23% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shankhabhanga Of every 100 households in Shankhabhanga in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankhabhanga · ■ Baharagora rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 78% - Toilet within the home 4% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 84% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 6% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 91% 57% - Television 0% 18% - Mobile phone 2% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 20% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shankhabhanga? ■ Shankhabhanga · ■ Baharagora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 944 - Working population 55.8% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 44.4% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 108 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baharagora - Bankatiya 212 people - Khanti 212 people - Dumarya 211 people - Bodahicha 210 people - Balidiha 206 people - Sanjuriya 206 people - Benagerya 205 people - Manglashasan Dharkuli 205 people All 451 villages in Baharagora ## Quick answers - What is the population of Shankhabhanga? 208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankhabhanga in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Shankhabhanga? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/shankhabhanga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.