About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,396, made up of 1,769 males and 1,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, 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	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	365 hectares
Population	3,396
Male Population	1,769
Female Population	1,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

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 village. 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	Kursakatta	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 Kursakatta 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 3,396. That makes it the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,769 males and 1,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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