# Shankargaon Village, Pandharpur, Solapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/pandharpur/shankargaon/ Village · Pandharpur, Solapur # Shankargaon Shankargaon is a village in Pandharpur sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 237 households**, the 85th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%. - 1,307people (2011) - 237households - 73.9%literacy - 883females per 1,000 males ## Shankargaon PIN code and other codes Shankargaon falls in Pandharpur sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPandharpur - Census village code562391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankargaon from nearby towns? - Pandharpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)50 km by road - Pandharpur (nearest town)35 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 Shankargaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shankargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shardanagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shardanagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pandharpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Shankargaon known for? About 66% of the 687 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Shankargaon Of every 100 households in Shankargaon in 2011, 48 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shankargaon · ■ Pandharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **57% Toilet within the home ****22%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **60% Tap water ****45%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **83% Use banking services ****95%** **80% Television ****27%** **34% Mobile phone ****81%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **16% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Shankargaon? ■ Shankargaon · ■ Pandharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **75.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **877 Working population ****54.4%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 432 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (29%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%) 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 Pandharpur - Badalkot1,479 people - Vite1,478 people - Sangavi1,472 people - Kharatwadi1,332 people - Chincholi Bhose1,297 people - Shendgewadi1,285 people - Nepatgaon1,223 people - Lonarwadi1,015 people [All 102 villages in Pandharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/pandharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shankargaon from Solapur?50 km by road - What is the population of Shankargaon?1,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankargaon in?Solapur district (Pandharpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shankargaon?73.9% (Census 2011)