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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ashok Kumar Prusti
Contact: 94****1194
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- LGD code
- 419091
- Pincode
- 767019
- Post office
- Binka
- Population
- 2,836
- Households
- 725
- Literacy rate
- 62.7%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,429
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Sankara താരതമ്യം
By population, Sankara ranks #2 of 90 villages in Binika mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.7%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Sankara
- 62.7%
- Binika mandal
- 66.1%
- Sonepur district
- 65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−20 vs mandal average
- Sankara
- 933
- Binika mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
3.9
Same as the mandal average
- Sankara
- 3.9
- Binika mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankara ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Sankara ഒഡീഷയിലെ സുബർണാപൂർ ജില്ല, Binika ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 2,836 പേർ 725 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Binika ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 90 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 2-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 63%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 66% നേക്കാൾ 3 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 933 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 767019, Binka പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 419091. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Ashok Kumar Prusti; ഗ്രാമം Narla നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Manorama Mohanty. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,344, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Sankara →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankara · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 2,836 | 63% | — |
| Kaudiamunda · Binika | 1,291 | 73% | — |
| Bagbahali Jungle · Binika | 597 | 63% | — |
| Bagbahali · Binika | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BINIKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sankara
- Total area (ha)
- 503
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 357.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.12
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Sankara
- LGD code
- 419091
- Pincode
- 767019
- Post office
- Binka
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,836
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,344
- Households
- 725
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 62.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narla
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manorama Mohanty
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ashok Kumar Prusti
- Block / Mandal
- Binika
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Gyanaranjan Mahapatra (6.3 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)