About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 642 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	1,223
Male Population	642
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 5.8 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
Nearest railway station	Bela	5.8 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	21 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belaganj 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 1,223. That makes it the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Shankarpur village has 642 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankarpur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Bela, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 5.8 km away. Tekāri is about 8.9 km away. Belaganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.