# Sankamar Village, Parajang, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Parajang, Dhenkanal 

# Sankamar

Sankamar is a village in Parajang sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759120**. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 177 households**, the 71st largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 657people (2011)
- 177households
- 85.2%literacy
- 759120PIN code

## Sankamar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankamar is 759120.** Sankamar falls in Parajang sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759120
- Gram panchayatPatarapada
- Community development blockParajang
- Census village code402289

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

## How far is Sankamar from nearby towns?

- Parajang (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)60 km by road
- Talcher (nearest town)30 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 Sankamar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 7 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Sankamar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and vegetable**. About 72% of the 31 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 Sankamar

Of every 100 households in Sankamar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankamar · ■ Parajang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sankamar?

■ Sankamar · ■ Parajang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****540**

**868

Working population ****32.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 82.2% for women. 62% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (12%) · **■** Marginal 177 (82%)

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 Parajang

- Katumunda757 people
- Bhejia731 people
- Basantapada691 people
- Khanda657 people
- Gengutia626 people
- Mahanpasi626 people
- Dholia621 people
- Golagadia620 people

[All 132 villages in Parajang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/parajang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankamar?759120
- How far is Sankamar from Dhenkanal?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sankamar?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankamar in?Dhenkanal district (Parajang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankamar?85.2% (Census 2011)