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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kelma kujur
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- LGD code
- 434224
- Pincode
- 496245
- Post office
- Lawakera
- Population
- 354
- Households
- 91
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 114
Census 2011 · in context
How Sanko compares
By population, Sanko ranks #82 of 99 villages in Farsabahar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
−8.8% vs mandal average
- Sanko
- 48.6%
- Farsabahar mandal
- 57.4%
- Jashpur district
- 58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−94 vs mandal average
- Sanko
- 934
- Farsabahar mandal
- 1,028
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Sanko
- 3.9
- Farsabahar mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sanko at a glance
Sanko is a village of 354 people in 91 households (Census 2011) in Farsabahar tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 82nd-largest of 99 villages in Farsabahar tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496245, served by Lawakera post office; the LGD village code is 434224. The sarpanch is kelma kujur, and the village votes in Antagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikram Usendi. The population is estimated at 417 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sanko
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUNKURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAMDAMA
- Total area (ha)
- 359.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 72.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sanko
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sanko
- LGD code
- 434224
- Pincode
- 496245
- Post office
- Lawakera
- Population (Census 2011)
- 354
- Population (projected 2026)
- 417
- Households
- 91
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Antagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikram Usendi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kelma kujur
- Block / Mandal
- Farsabahar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 496245
- PharsabaharFarsabahar mandal4,339 pop
- BhelwanFarsabahar mandal3,410 pop
- LawakeraFarsabahar mandal3,129 pop
- TumlaFarsabahar mandal2,471 pop
- AnkiraFarsabahar mandal2,217 pop
- KonparaFarsabahar mandal1,649 pop
- Matipahar (Chharra)Farsabahar mandal1,590 pop
- DumariaFarsabahar mandal1,564 pop
- Koranga MalFarsabahar mandal1,530 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)