# Shakarkand Village, Dhariawad, Pratapgarh (Rajasthan)

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Village · Dhariawad, Pratapgarh 

# Shakarkand

Shakarkand is a village in Dhariawad sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan, PIN code **313611**. The 2011 Census counted **2,628 people in 541 households**, the 16th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.9%.

- 2,628people (2011)
- 541households
- 24.1%literacy
- 313611PIN code

## Shakarkand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakarkand is 313611.** Shakarkand falls in Dhariawad sub-district, Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code313611
- Community development blockDhariawad
- Census village code108034

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

## How far is Shakarkand from nearby towns?

- Dhariawad (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Pratapgarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dhariawad (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 Shakarkand?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Shakarkand; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mugana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhariawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhariawad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Shakarkand known for?

The main crops are **wheat, makki and urad**. About 38% of the 1,093 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Shakarkand

Of every 100 households in Shakarkand in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakarkand · ■ Dhariawad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**50%

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 Shakarkand?

■ Shakarkand · ■ Dhariawad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.1%**

**40.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**935

Working population ****50.0%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.7% for men and 13.3% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 650 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 629 (48%)

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 Dhariawad

- Manpur3,109 people
- Lohagarh3,044 people
- Peepliya3,010 people
- Hajari Gurha2,702 people
- Gadriya Was2,593 people
- Amlikhera2,444 people
- Padla Baori2,362 people
- Jaglawada2,289 people

[All 167 villages in Dhariawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/pratapgarh/dhariawad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakarkand?313611
- How far is Shakarkand from Pratapgarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Shakarkand?2,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakarkand in?Pratapgarh district (Dhariawad sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Shakarkand?24.1% (Census 2011)