# Sankar Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Sankar

Sankar is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 232 households**, the 32nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 879people (2011)
- 232households
- 42.3%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Sankar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankar is 764039.** Sankar falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatPukali
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430048

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

## How far is Sankar from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)46 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 Sankar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semilipada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sankar known for?

The main crops are **ragi, vegetables and paddy**. About 83% of the 286 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 Sankar

Of every 100 households in Sankar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankar · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**47%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**73%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sankar?

■ Sankar · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**939

Working population ****56.2%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 30.7% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 125 (25%)

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 Pottangi

- Renu1,113 people
- Sorgiguda1,075 people
- Sindhei984 people
- Tema917 people
- Matiagumandi845 people
- Uparkanti821 people
- Jubarajpeta796 people
- Gugaguda762 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankar?764039
- How far is Sankar from Koraput?63 km by road
- What is the population of Sankar?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankar in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankar?42.3% (Census 2011)