# Sankara Village, Binika, Subarnapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/subarnapur/binika/sankara/ Village · Binika, Subarnapur # Sankara Sankara is a village in Binika sub-district of Subarnapur district, Odisha, PIN code **767019**. The 2011 Census counted **2,836 people in 725 households**, the 2nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,836people (2011) - 725households - 70.1%literacy - 767019PIN code ## Sankara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankara is 767019.** Sankara falls in Binika sub-district, Subarnapur district, Odisha. - PIN code767019 - Gram panchayatSankara - Community development blockBinika - Census village code419091 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankara from nearby towns? - Binika (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Subarnapur (district HQ)30 km by road - Binika (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 Sankara? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chindajuri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Binka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sankara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 357 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 Sankara Of every 100 households in Sankara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankara · ■ Binika rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **33% Toilet within the home ****11%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****37%** **31% Television ****21%** **19% Mobile phone ****30%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Sankara? ■ Sankara · ■ Binika rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796** **970 Working population ****50.4%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 299 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 501 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (7%) · **■** Marginal 522 (37%) 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 Binika - Silati3,179 people - Bausuni2,533 people - Bankigiridi2,285 people - Phul Muthi2,162 people - Seledi2,138 people [All 88 villages in Binika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/subarnapur/binika/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankara?767019 - How far is Sankara from Subarnapur?30 km by road - What is the population of Sankara?2,836 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankara in?Subarnapur district (Binika sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sankara?70.1% (Census 2011)