# Shankarpur Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/shankarpur/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 352 households**, the 14th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,415people (2011) - 352households - 75.0%literacy - 1,045females per 1,000 males ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes Shankarpur falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)60 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)8 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 Shankarpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Desaiganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Shankarpur known for? About 56% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Shankarpur Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **74% Toilet within the home ****38%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **58% Tap water ****67%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****96%** **75% Television ****32%** **24% Mobile phone ****41%** **26% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Shankarpur? ■ Shankarpur · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123** **983 Working population ****55.2%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 273 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (41%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 146 (19%) 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 Desaiganj - Bodadha Gaoganna2,441 people - Kinhala1,843 people - Gandhi Nagar1,740 people - Ekalpur1,431 people - Potgaon1,403 people - Pimpalgaon1,366 people - Dongargaon Halbi1,186 people - Vihirgaon1,155 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shankarpur from Gadchiroli?60 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?1,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?75.0% (Census 2011)