# Sankarpur Village, Gandia, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759014**. The 2011 Census counted **751 people in 196 households**, the 56th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 751people (2011)
- 196households
- 74.8%literacy
- 759014PIN code

## Sankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankarpur is 759014.** Sankarpur falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759014
- Gram panchayatBanasingha
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code402695

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?

- Gandia (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)22 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banasingh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banasingh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Joranda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 46% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 50 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Gandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Gandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1378**

**889

Working population ****27.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 68.6% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (12%) · **■** Other work 98 (48%) · **■** Marginal 42 (21%)

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 Gandia

- Aruhan844 people
- Jharada840 people
- Eranda792 people
- Mahulkhali761 people
- Gopalpur740 people
- Sorisiapada737 people
- Surapratap-Rajkishorpur720 people
- Natima652 people

[All 140 villages in Gandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/gandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankarpur?759014
- How far is Sankarpur from Dhenkanal?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sankarpur?751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?74.8% (Census 2011)