# Shankarda Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/shankarda/ Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum # Shankarda Shankarda is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,338 people in 271 households**, the 33rd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 1,338people (2011) - 271households - 75.2%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Shankarda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarda is 831002.** Shankarda falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatShankarda - Community development blockPotka - Census village code363675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarda from nearby towns? - Jamshedpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town)24 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 Shankarda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karandih - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chanubasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Shankarda known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 211 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 Shankarda Of every 100 households in Shankarda in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankarda · ■ Potka rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **72% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **83% Use banking services ****27%** **34% Television ****12%** **21% Mobile phone ****36%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Shankarda? ■ Shankarda · ■ Potka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **63.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296** **949 Working population ****28.5%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 62.3% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (60%) · **■** Marginal 151 (40%) 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 Potka - Gopalpur1,436 people - Chandpur1,435 people - Harina1,359 people - Gangadi1,342 people - Gargaon1,327 people - Dholadi1,324 people - Sarmanda1,310 people - Bandhdih1,298 people [All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarda?831002 - How far is Shankarda from Jamshedpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Shankarda?1,338 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarda in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Shankarda?75.2% (Census 2011)