About Shankarpura Village

Shankarpura is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 205 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Shankarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	385
Male Population	205
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpura is the 39th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Shankarpura

Shankarpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpura as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpura from other places

Shankarpura lies about 7.9 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 2.7 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 Shankarpura
Nearest railway station	Dandkhora	2.7 km
District headquarters	Katihar	7.9 km

Villages closest to Shankarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpura village had a population of 385. That makes it the 39th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Shankarpura village has 205 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpura has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Shankarpura covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpura falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpura is Dandkhora, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpura.

Shankarpura is about 7.9 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpura is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 2.7 km away. Katihar is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.