# Sankara Village, Talasara, Sundargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Talasara, Sundargarh 

# Sankara

Sankara is a village in Talasara sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770014**. The 2011 Census counted **1,742 people in 446 households**, the 13th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 1,742people (2011)
- 446households
- 72.5%literacy
- 770014PIN code

## Sankara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankara is 770014.** Sankara falls in Talasara sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770014
- Gram panchayatTumlia
- Community development blockBalisankara
- Census village code384050

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?

- Talasara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sundargarh (nearest town)36 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balisankara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kerai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sankara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nuts**. About 63% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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, 18 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankara · ■ Talasara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**37%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sankara?

■ Sankara · ■ Talasara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**947

Working population ****50.5%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (9%) · **■** Marginal 478 (54%)

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 Talasara

- Talsara1,977 people
- Khampur1,791 people
- Deogaon1,790 people
- Jamuna1,751 people
- Damkuda1,741 people
- Mayabahal1,513 people
- Rasipatra1,489 people
- Tilia1,477 people

[All 87 villages in Talasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/talasara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankara?770014
- How far is Sankara from Sundargarh?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sankara?1,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankara in?Sundargarh district (Talasara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sankara?72.5% (Census 2011)