About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,896, made up of 972 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Pincode	824121
Area (hectares)	145 hectares
Population	1,896
Male Population	972
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 35th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 12 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 2.1 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	Anugraha Narayan Road	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	4.3 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	12 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	12 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Obra 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 1,896. That makes it the 35th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Shankarpur village has 972 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 824121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 2.1 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 12 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 2.1 km away. Obra is about 4.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.