About Shankar Dih Village

Shankar Dih is a large village in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,185, made up of 1,148 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Dih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Pincode	802209
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	2,185
Male Population	1,148
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Dih compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Dih is the 29th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shankar Dih

Shankar Dih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankar Dih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sapta Dih, Sara, Sarphora and Sauna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shankar Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Dih village had a population of 2,185. That makes it the 29th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Shankar Dih village has 1,148 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Dih has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Dih is 802209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Dih covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankar Dih falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Shankar Dih notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankar Dih.

Shankar Dih is in Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.