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About Shankar Bigha Village

Shankar Bigha is a small village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 203 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Pincode 804425
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 203
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Bigha is the 75th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 21 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 918.

Getting to Shankar Bigha

Shankar Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankar Bigha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankar Bigha from other places

Shankar Bigha lies about 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 12 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 Shankar Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 12 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 18 km

Villages closest to Shankar Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Shankar Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Bigha village had a population of 396. That makes it the 75th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Shankar Bigha village has 203 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Bigha has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Bigha is 804425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Bigha covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankar Bigha falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankar Bigha is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 12 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 km distance for Shankar Bigha.

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

Shankar Bigha is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 5.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijulipur (under 2 km), Hajampur (under 2 km) and Kakhaura (under 2 km).

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

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