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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sanshikhara
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Census Town]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.7432|N|86.3226|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 0.69
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 4,470
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 828129
| area_code_type = Telephone/ STD code
| area_code =
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]]
| website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Sansikhara''' is a [[census town]] in [[Dhanbad (community development block)|Dhanbad]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=350| height=250| zoom=11
| coord={{coord|23|43|30|N|86|25|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district''' MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: Census Town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|23|41|15|N|86|25|52|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1= Bhowrah| numbered1=N| mark-title1=[[Bhowrah]] (N)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C42222|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|45|28|N|86|22|30|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Baliari | numbered2=N| mark-title2= [[Baliari]] (N)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|46|10|N|86|21|36|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Chhotaputki | numbered3=N| mark-title3= [[Chhotaputki]] (N)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|42|50|N|86|24|47|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Jamadoba | numbered4=N| mark-title4= [[Jamadoba]] (N)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|42|30|N|86|25|0|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Jealgora | numbered5=N| mark-title5= [[Jealgora]] (N)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|42|40|N|86|26|38|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Jeenagora| numbered6=N| mark-title6= [[Jeenagora]] (N)
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|42|10|N|86|24|46|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Jorapokhar| numbered7=N| mark-title7= [[Jorapokhar]] (N)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|44|10|N|86|22|32|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Kenduadih| numbered8=N| mark-title8= [[Kenduadih]] (N)
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|45|50|N|86|23|24|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Kustai| numbered9=N| mark-title9= [[Kustai]] (N)
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|44|10|N|86|26|28|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Lodna| numbered10=N| mark-title10= [[Lodna]] (N)
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|40|35|N|86|26|0|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Pathardih| numbered11=N| mark-title11= [[Pathardih]] (N)
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|45|30|N|86|21|16|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Putki| numbered12=N| mark-title12= [[Putki]] (N)
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|39|36|N|86|29|2|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Rohraband| numbered13=N| mark-title13= [[Rohraband]] (N)
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|40|50|N|86|29|15|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Sindri| nunumbered15mbered14=N| mark-title14= [[Sindri]] (N)
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|39|47|N|86|25|50|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Sudamdih| =N| mark-title15= [[Sudamdih]] (N)
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|43|2|N|86|26|24|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Tisra| numbered16=N| mark-title16= [[Tisra]] (N)
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|39|25|N|86|26|55|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Chasnala| numbered17=N| mark-title17= [[Chasnala]] (N)
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|46|16|N|86|20|20|E}} | label-pos18=top|label18= Pondar Kanali| numbered18=CT| mark-title18=[[Pondar Kanali]] (CT)| shape-color18= #A40000
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|45|53|N|86|20|55|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19= Sialgudri| numbered19=CT| mark-title19=[[Sialgudri]] (CT)| shape-color19= #A40000
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|44|45|N|86|21|30|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20= Aralgoria| numbered20=CT| mark-title20=[[Aralgoria]] (CT)| shape-color20= #A40000
|mark-coord21={{coord|23|44|35|N|86|19|21|E}} | label-pos21=top|label21= Sansikhara| numbered21=CT| mark-title21=Sansikhara (CT)|shape-color21=black| label-size21=13|label-color21=black 
|mark-coord22={{coord|23|43|38|N|86|20|45|E}} | label-pos22=right|label22= Bardubhi| numbered22=CT| mark-title22=[[Bardubhi]] (CT)| shape-color22= #A40000
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|45|5|N|86|21|50|E}} | label-pos23=right|label23=BCCL Pootkee Balihari Area |numbered23=0 | mark-title23=[[Pootkee Balihari Area]] (A)| label-size23=12| shape-color23=#AA6666
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|40|15|N|86|26|49|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24=BCCL Eastern Jharia Area |numbered24=0 | mark-title24=[[Eastern Jharia Area]] (A)| label-size24=12| shape-color24=#AA6666
|mark-coord25={{coord|23|43|25|N|86|24|38|E}} | label-pos25=right|label25=BCCL Lodna Area |numbered25=0 | mark-title25=[[Lodna Area]] (A)| label-size25=12| shape-color25=#AA6666
|mark-coord26={{coord|23|44|20|N|86|22|0|E}} | label-pos26=left|label26=Moonidih| numbered26=R| mark-title26= [[Moonidih]] (R)| shape-color26=#C42222
|mark-coord27={{coord|23|43|45|N|86|27|15|E}} | label-pos27=right|label27= Alagdiha | numbered27=CT| mark-title27=[[Alagdiha]] |shape-color27= #A40000
|mark-coord28={{coord|23|42|15|N|86|27|15|E}} | label-pos28=right|label28= Suranga| numbered28=CT| mark-title28=[[Suranga, Dhanbad]] (CT) |shape-color28= #A40000
|mark-coord29={{coord|23|43|55|N|86|31|34|E}} | label-pos29=left|label29= Baliapur| numbered29=CT| mark-title29=[[Baliapur]] (CT) |shape-color29= #A40000
|mark-coord30={{coord|23.7137|86.3475}}| label30=Damodar River| label-color30 = #77A1CB| label-angle30=0| label-pos30=top| label-size30=10| mark-size30=0| mark-title30 =none}}

===Location===
Sansikhara is located at {{coord|23.7432|N|86.3226|E|display=inline}}.
Sansikhara is not marked in Google maps. It is marked on the map of Dhanbad-cum-Kenduadih-cum-Jagta CD block on page no. 126 of [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf District Census Handbook, Dhanbad].

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

===Overview===
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating [[Highland|uplands]] bustling with coalmines. The [[Damodar River]], the most important river of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of [[Dhanbad Municipal Corporation]], an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as [[neighbourhoods]]. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by [[Dhanbad (community development block)]]. 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by [[Baliapur (community development block)]]. 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as [[census towns]]. Three operational areas of [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] operate fully within the region – [[Pootkee Balihari Area]], [[Lodna Area]] and [[Eastern Jharia Area]]. The Moonidih sector of [[Western Jharia Area]] also operates in the region.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Dhanbad | work = Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | accessdate = 4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=22623| title = Area | publisher = Bharat Coking Coal Limited | accessdate = 2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | title = Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | work = प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi) | publisher = Jharkhand Government | accessdate = 19 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171028073630/http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | archive-date = 28 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Sansikhara had a total population of 4,570 of which 2,453 (54%) were males and 2,117 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 428 The total number of literates in Sansikhara was 3,352 (81.62% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 11 June 2019}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Sansikhara has an area of 0.69 km2. It is 15 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Karkendra 3 km away. Buses are available at [[Putki]] 2 km away. It has 10 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from both treated and untreated sources. There are 892 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities, it has 3 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school. General degree college is at Dhanbad. Amongst the recreational facilities it has a stadium. It has got the branch of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 639-664 Statements | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | accessdate = 9 June 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Sansikhara is off [[National Highway 18 (India)|National Highway 18]] (old number NH 32) (locally popular as Dhanbad-Bokaro Road).<ref>Google maps</ref>

There is a station at Karkend nearby on the Gomoh-Adra line.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/gomoh-chakradharpur-memu-68017/5188/4283/169#st| title= 58607/68017 Gomoh Chakradharpur Memu |work=Time Table|publisher= india rail info| accessdate = 12 July 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
Baludih Public School is located at Sansikhara.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://maps.mapmyindia.com/place-baludih+public+school-sansikhara-jharkhand-828129-LZDO4A@appzdata=MjMuNzM2NjY0Kzg2LjM0NjU1MisxNytMWkRPNEErKzI0MDAwed | title= Baludih Public School| publisher= mapmyindia| accessdate = 12 July 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhanbad district]]

Sansikhara - Revision history

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