Sankarpur, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sankarpur


The village Sankarpur is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Manuri Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 65 kilometers away from Sankarpur.

Travel and Communication for Sankarpur


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankarpur


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

A brief summary of available data for Sankarpur 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 Sankarpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 360 persons live in 73 house holds in the village Sankarpur. There are 179 female individuals and 181 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.72% and males constitute 50.28% of the total population.

There are 360 scheduled tribes persons of which 179 are females and 181 are males. Females constitute 49.72% and males constitute 50.28% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 100% of the total population.

Population density of Sankarpur is 299.5 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankarpur


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Total area of Sankarpur is 120.2 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 35.99 ha. About 31.49 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.5 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 2.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 26.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.75 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 27.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.68 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 17.78 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sankarpur


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sankarpur.

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

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

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

Colleges in Sankarpur


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 Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankarpur.

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 Sankarpur.

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 Sankarpur.

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 Sankarpur.

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 Sankarpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankarpur


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 Sankarpur.

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 Sankarpur.

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 Sankarpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Sankarpur


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankarpur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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