Sankakandar, Ranishwar, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 13, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sankakandar


The village Sankakandar is located in Ranishwar C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bilkandi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ranishwar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 50 kilometers away from Sankakandar.

Travel and Communication for Sankakandar


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankakandar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sankakandar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sankakandar


As per available data from the year 2009, 277 persons live in 69 house holds in the village Sankakandar. There are 132 female individuals and 145 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.65% and males constitute 52.35% of the total population.

There are 67 scheduled castes persons of which 32 are females and 35 are males. Females constitute 47.76% and males constitute 52.24% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 24.19% of the total population.

Population density of Sankakandar is 208.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankakandar


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Total area of Sankakandar is 132.56 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 107.57 ha. About 93.69 ha is un-irrigated area. About 13.88 ha is irrigated area. About 7.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.58 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 11.8 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 13.19 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sankakandar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankakandar.

There is a government primary school in the village Sankakandar.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sankakandar


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 Sankakandar.

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 Sankakandar.

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 Sankakandar.

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 Sankakandar.

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 Sankakandar.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankakandar


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 Sankakandar.

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 Sankakandar.

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 Sankakandar.

Healthcare Facilities in Sankakandar


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sankakandar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankakandar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sankakandar.

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankakandar.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sankakandar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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