Block / Subdivision → Gawan
District → Giridih
State → Jharkhand
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Sankh village is 350221. Sankh village is located in Gawan subdivision of Giridih district in Jharkhand, India. It is situated 72km away from district headquarter Gawan. Gawan is the sub-district headquarter of Sankh village. As per 2009 stats, Sankh village is also a gram panchayat.
The total geographical area of village is 591 hectares. Sankh has a total population of 2,421 peoples, out of which male population is 1,214 while female population is 1,207. Literacy rate of sankh village is 44.53% out of which 58.32% males and 30.65% females are literate. There are about 364 houses in sankh village. Pincode of sankh village locality is 815313.
When it comes to administration, Sankh village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Sankh village comes under Dhanwar Vidhan Sabha constituency & Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency. Giridih is nearest town to sankh village for all major economic activities.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,421 | 1,214 | 1,207 |
| Literate Population | 1,078 | 708 | 370 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,343 | 506 | 837 |
| Sankh - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Sankh |
| Block / Subdivision : | Gawan |
| District : | Giridih |
| State : | Jharkhand |
| Pincode : | 815313 |
| Area : | 591 hectares |
| Population : | 2,421 |
| Households : | 364 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Dhanwar |
| Parliament Constituency : | Kodarma |
| Nearest Town : | Giridih |
| Villages in Sankh Gram Panchayat | |
| Bendro | Dharbe |
| Harni | Jhajha |
| Karmatanr | Khuduatari |
| Kumhiatari | Kurchi |
| Kusumhai | Lakhikura |
| Rajpura | Sankh |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Gawan |
| List of Subdivisions in Giridih |
| List of Districts in Jharkhand |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.