# Sankarpur Village, Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar (Odisha)

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Village · Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **757082**. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 114 households**, the 113th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 487people (2011)
- 114households
- 68.4%literacy
- 757082PIN code

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarpur is 757082.** Sankarpur falls in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code757082
- Gram panchayatNizampur
- Community development blockRemuna
- Census village code392640

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sankarpur from nearby towns?

- Baleshwar Sadar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)19 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)18 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 Sankarpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Remuna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sankarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 65% of the 63 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 Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**43%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**932

Working population ****40.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.2% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 45 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 133 (68%)

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 Baleshwar Sadar

- Jujestipurpatna489 people
- Ambulakuda488 people
- Belbaria487 people
- Kalipur487 people
- Medinpur481 people
- Sribantapur476 people
- Uttarchak464 people
- Digida447 people

[All 253 villages in Baleshwar Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarpur?757082
- How far is Sankarpur from Baleshwar?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Baleshwar district (Baleshwar Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?68.4% (Census 2011)