Sankeraka observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Sankeraka ranks #110 of 213 villages in Barsahi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankeraka is a village of 496 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Barsahi block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 110th-largest of 213 villages in Barsahi block. Literacy is 60%, 4 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757024, served by Sankerko post office; the LGD village code is 390605. The village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 585 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sankerko →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankeraka · this village | 496 | 60% | — |
| Badkeraka · Barsahi | 992 | 55% | — |
| Tikayatpur · Barsahi | 871 | 51% | — |
| Belam · Barsahi | 795 | 46% | — |
| Jadipal · Barsahi | 709 | 51% | — |
| Anandabrindabanpur · Barsahi | 531 | 50% | — |
| Chauliasul · Barsahi | 503 | 59% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Barsahi mandal
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