About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,503, made up of 1,292 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	2,503
Male Population	1,292
Female Population	1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 25th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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 5 - 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 37 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about under 2 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	Dighwa Dubauli	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	3.5 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	18 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	37 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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 2,503. That makes it the 25th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,292 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Shankarpur covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Dighwa Dubauli, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 37 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Dighwa Dubauli is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 3.5 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.