# Sankarpur Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759013**. The 2011 Census counted **4,510 people in 1,093 households**, the 6th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 4,510people (2011)
- 1,093households
- 83.7%literacy
- 759013PIN code

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarpur is 759013.** Sankarpur falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759013
- Gram panchayatShankarpur
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403374

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?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 black gram**. About 79% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

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 · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**866

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 78.7% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 474 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (28%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 394 (25%) · **■** Marginal 247 (16%)

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 Dhenkanal Sadar

- Talbarkota5,490 people
- Bhapur5,014 people
- Chandrasekharprasad4,985 people
- Gadagovindpur4,982 people
- Baliamba4,069 people
- Kandabindha3,672 people
- Barada3,061 people
- Siminoi3,008 people

[All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarpur?759013
- How far is Sankarpur from Dhenkanal?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?4,510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?83.7% (Census 2011)