About Shankarpur Khawas Village

Shankarpur Khawas is one of the larger villages in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38,852, made up of 20,695 males and 18,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7658 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Khawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur Khawas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Area (hectares)	7658 hectares
Population	38,852
Male Population	20,695
Female Population	18,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shankarpur Khawas compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur Khawas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 7658 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Shankarpur Khawas

Shankarpur Khawas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur Khawas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpur Khawas from other places

Shankarpur Khawas lies about 18 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 1.8 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 Khawas
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	11 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	18 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur Khawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 Khawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur Khawas village had a population of 38,852. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Shankarpur Khawas village has 20,695 males and 18,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur Khawas has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Shankarpur Khawas covers 7658 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur Khawas falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur Khawas is Ghogha, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shankarpur Khawas is about 18 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur Khawas is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 1.8 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udairampur (under 2 km), Kaleanpur (1.6 km) and Sadhopur (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shankarpur Khawas today is likely to be higher.