Sankar, Pottangi

Sankar is a village located in the Pottangi Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Pottangi block and comes under Pukali Gram Panchayat.

As on June 2025, the current population of Sankar is 983 out of which 485 are males and rest 498 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1027 females per 1000 males. There are around 144 teenagers in Sankar. It has literacy rate of 35% which means around 348 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 771 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 259 households in Sankar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 553. The pincode of Sankar is 764039 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Pottangi Sub Post office
• Maliput Branch Post office
• Ondrangi Branch Post office
• Sorada Branch Post office
• Sunki Branch Post office

Schools

Sankar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Mulasankar Proj Upper Primary School
• Sankar Proj Upper Primary School
• Rajamunda Primary School
• Jhankarguda Proj Primary School

Hospitals

Sankar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kuruli Sub-Center
• Maliput Sub-Center
• Rallegada Sub-Center
• Gangarajpur Sub-Center
• Thuria Sub-Center

Banks

Sankar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Kotia