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Sankarpur

Narayanpur mandal
Pincode 815357
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOBODI SOREN
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LGD code
372366
Pincode
815357
Post office
Karogram
Population
603
Households
114
Literacy rate
62.7%
Sex ratio
867 ♀/1000♂
Workers
166
Distance to district centre
124 km
Distance to mandal centre
151 km
Distance to Ranchi
295 km
Distance to Kolkata
309 km
Nearest railway station
Lakshmipur Bhorang · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Meharma Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sankarpur compares

By population, Sankarpur ranks #91 of 258 villages in Narayanpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.7%
+18.4% vs mandal average
Sankarpur
62.7%
Narayanpur mandal
44.3%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−85 vs mandal average
Sankarpur
867
Narayanpur mandal
952
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Sankarpur
5.3
Narayanpur mandal
5.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sankarpur at a glance

Sankarpur is a village of 603 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Narayanpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 91st-largest of 258 villages in Narayanpur block. Literacy is 63%, 18 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. It lies 124 km from the Jamtara district centre, 11 km from Sundarpur, the nearest town, 9 km from Lakshmipur Bhorang railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815357, served by Karogram post office; the LGD village code is 372366. The nearest hospital or health centre is Meharma Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is SOBODI SOREN, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 711 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Narodih

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sankarpur · this village60363%
Sankarpur · Jarmundi9667%0 km N
Sankarpur · Shikaripara36038%0 km N
Sankarpur · Hasanpur7,61149%0 km N
Sankarpur · Jarmundi75943%0 km N
Sankarpur · Devipur92652%0 km N
Sankarpur · Meherma2,70352%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankarpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
27
Distance to district HQ (km)
27
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
NARODIH
Total area (ha)
94
Irrigated area (ha)
2.06
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sankarpur

LGD code
372366
Pincode
815357
Post office
Karogram
Population (Census 2011)
603
Population (projected 2026)
711
Households
114
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
867
Literacy rate
62.7%
Coordinates
25.20466°N, 87.37822°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamtara
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Irfan Ansari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SOBODI SOREN
Block / Mandal
Narayanpur
Getting there

How to reach Sankarpur

Mandal centre
Narayanpur · ≈ 151 km
≈ 5 h 9 min by car · 6 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 124 km
≈ 4 h 15 min by car · 5 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,859 people
Sundarpur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi295 kmcapital
  • Kolkata309 km
  • Delhi1077 km
  • Hyderabad1266 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLakshmipur Bhorang9 km
  • Hospital / PHCMeharma Hospital<1 km
  • ATM / banksbi30 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur34 km
  • Police stationBabarganj Police Station40 km
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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, 2026-05-14
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