About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is one of the larger villages in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,873, made up of 4,691 males and 4,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Bhargama
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	1221 hectares
Population	8,873
Male Population	4,691
Female Population	4,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 1221 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shankarpur
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	3.2 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhargama	19 km
District headquarters	Araria	19 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhargama tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 8,873. That makes it the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Shankarpur village has 4,691 males and 4,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 1221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Haldita Bihar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 3.2 km away. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Bhargama is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.