Geographic Location of Sankara

The village Sankara is located in Kathikund C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Asthajora Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kathikund Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 20 kilometers away from Sankara.

Travel and Communication for Sankara

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankara

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A brief summary of available data for Sankara is given below:

Social Structure of Sankara

As per available data from the year 2009, 405 persons live in 94 house holds in the village Sankara. There are 194 female individuals and 211 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.9% and males constitute 52.1% of the total population.

Population density of Sankara is 566.28 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankara

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Total area of Sankara is 71.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 28.51 ha. About 24.24 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.27 ha is irrigated area. About 1.75 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.52 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 4.74 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.68 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 10.04 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.04 ha is culturable waste land. About 18.28 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.23 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sankara

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sankara.

There is a government primary school in the village Sankara.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Madhuban, which is less than 5 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kathikund, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kathikund, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankara.

Colleges in Sankara

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankara

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

Healthcare Facilities in Sankara

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sankara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Sankara.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sankara.

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