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About Shakarpur Village

Shakarpur is a large village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,760, made up of 1,920 males and 1,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847104
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 3,760
Male Population 1,920
Female Population 1,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakarpur is the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shakarpur

The census records public bus service for Shakarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakarpur from other places

Shakarpur lies about 16 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 8.0 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 Shakarpur
Nearest railway station Tarsarai 8.0 km
Nearest town Madhubani 12 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 28 km

Villages closest to Shakarpur

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

Common questions about Shakarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakarpur village had a population of 3,760. That makes it the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Shakarpur village has 1,920 males and 1,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakarpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Shakarpur is 847104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakarpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shakarpur falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shakarpur is Tarsarai, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shakarpur is about 16 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakarpur is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tarsarai is about 8.0 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Darbhanga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipur (6.6 km), Fatehpur (7.0 km) and Hanuman Nagar (7.4 km).

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

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